ACCESS TO JUSTICE

Access to Justice

7 out of every 10 incarcerated persons are awaiting trial.

Evidence shows that more indigent persons are at risk of awaiting trial longer than mandated.

We started out by providing free legal services to the indigent.

We discovered that not everyone awaiting trial belongs in prison. Some are in prison out of hunger. Some are in jail for civil matters.

60% of the cases we took up between 2020/2021 were sorted using diversionary methods which incorporate restorative justice practices.

Now 0ur Access to Justice Program currently has the following interventions:

 

  • Legal Aid for Indigent Pre-trial Inmates
  • Three Wheel Justice Project: Focus on Restorative Justice & Alternative to Incarceration
  • Poverty is Not a Crime: Advocacy on Decriminalisation of Petty Offenses
  • Every Life Matters: Death Penalty Project
  • Mobilizing Young People for Justice: Capacity Building Training for Pre-trial Lawyers , Hike for Justice Campaign.