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More than 4,800,000 users have been assisted in judicial procedures and services through LegalApp, a Colombian initiative of the Ministry of Justice and Law. This initiative is part of the second action plan within the framework of the Open Government…

Más de 4.800.000 usuarios orientados en trámites y servicios judiciales a través de esta iniciativa colombiana del Ministerio de Justicia y de Derecho, que hace parte del segundo plan de acción para la alianza del gobierno abierto (AGA) Colombia, calificada…

Originally posted by the organization Defending the Human Right to a Fair Trial  on FairTrials.org. Letters of Rights can have a really positive impact on the understanding of rights by people arrested or detained by the police, but are they adequate and being used…

  By the Global Legal Empowerment Network Team “Open government is really about this partnership, about civil society organizations and government working together to collaborate for the benefit of citizens and communities on the ground.” Nomboniso Nangu Maqubela    …

When people think of open government, they frequently think of open data, transparency, and anti-corruption - not necessarily a fair and responsible justice system. However, open government approaches are increasingly being used around the world to improve access to justice…

Together with its broad constituency of advocates and champions across the country, the Philippines will officially launch its 4TH National Action Plan (NAP) on 15 August. Two significant milestones have been reached at this point - the launch of the…

As citizens, we rely on public services being accessible and reliable - to give us an education, keep us healthy, make our communities safe places to be, and ensure our basic needs are met. Public services are critical to an…

In 2017, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the end-of-term report for Mongolia’s first action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of 2014 through 2016. In Mongolia, the IRM researchers, Batbold Zagdragchaa and Tserenjav Demberel, summarize…

By OGP Support Unit, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub and the Asian Development Bank Ensuring the provision of good quality public services is an essential function of government and critical to the lives of citizens. Experience and evidence built up over…