Featured Commitment: Expanding Community-Based Justice Services
Compromiso destacado: ampliar los servicios de justicia comunitarios
Engagement en vedette: accroître les services de justice communautaires
Credit: Aubrey Wade/Namati
What's in the 2019 Action Plans
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What’s in the 2019 Action Plans
Explore commitments OGP members made in their 2019 action plans, including commitments to watch in each of the eight focus policy areas in OGP’s three year strategy.
The Sierra Leonean justiceTo address barriers that prevent citizens from having their justice needs met, OGP participating governments are working to expand transparency, accountability, and inclusion into all systems of justi... system’s lack of resources, capacity, and staffing significantly inhibits citizens’ access to justiceAccessible justice systems – both formal and informal – ensure that individuals and communities with legal needs know where to go for help, obtain the help they need, and move through a system tha... More. Moreover, citizens far more frequently resolve conflicts through community-level mediation than through courts. To better accommodate citizens’ needs and preferences, the government has committed to develop a national access to justice policy and a directorate for community-based justice services. The government will train 300 community-based justice providers and map available mechanisms for redressing administrative and personal grievances. Additionally, the government will establish a Justice Innovation Centre to facilitate interaction between community justice and formal justice systems. Finally, the government committed to establish a legal assistance fund to assist community negotiations with large-scale land investors. These measures will strengthen the community justice mechanisms predominantly used by Sierra Leone’s most vulnerable citizens.
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Featured Image: Community paralegals conduct outreach in the Mamusa community. Sierra Leone hopes to ensure access to justice by expanding community-based justice services. Photo by Aubrey Wade/Namati
Esta historia aparece en la publicación Qué hay en los planes de acción de 2019. Vea la publicación completa aquí.
What’s in the 2019 Action Plans
Explore commitments OGP members made in their 2019 action plans, including commitments to watch in each of the eight focus policy areas in OGP’s three year strategy.
La falta de recursos, capacidad y personal del sistema de justicia de Sierra Leona limitan el acceso de la ciudadanía a la justicia. Es importante notar que la ciudadanía puede resolver conflictos con mucho mayor frecuencia a través de procesos comunitarios de mediación que a través de los tribunales. Para poder atender las necesidades y preferencias de la ciudadanía, el Gobierno se comprometió a desarrollar una política nacional de acceso a la justicia y una dirección de servicios de justicia comunitarios. El Gobierno capacitará a 300 proveedores de servicios de justicia comunitarios y creará conciencia sobre los mecanismos disponibles para resolver quejas personales y administrativas. Además, establecerá un Centro de Innovación Judicial para facilitar la interacción entre el sistema comunitario y el sistema formal de justicia. Finalmente, el Gobierno se comprometió a establecer un fondo de asistencia legal para apoyar negociaciones comunitarias con inversionistas de gran escala. Estas medidas fortalecerán los mecanismos de justicia comunitaria utilizados por los ciudadanos más vulnerables de Sierra Leona.
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En la foto: Asistentes legales comunitarios realizan actividades de divulgación en la comunidad Mamusa. El compromiso de Sierra Leona propone garantizar el acceso a la justicia mediante la expansión de los servicios de justicia basados en la comunidad. Imagen: Aubrey Wade/Namati
Cette histoire est présentée dans la publication Contenu des plans d’action 2019. Voir la publication complète ici.
What’s in the 2019 Action Plans
Explore commitments OGP members made in their 2019 action plans, including commitments to watch in each of the eight focus policy areas in OGP’s three year strategy.
The Sierra Leonean justice system’s lack of resources, capacity, and staffing significantly Le manque de ressources, de capacités et de personnel du système judiciaire sierra-léonais entrave considérablement l’accès des citoyens à la justice. En outre, les citoyens résolvent beaucoup plus souvent les conflits par la médiation à l’échelle communautaire que par les tribunaux. Afin de mieux répondre aux besoins et aux préférences des citoyens, le gouvernement s’est engagé à mettre en place une politique nationale d’accès à la justice et une direction des services de justice communautaire. Le gouvernement formera 300 fournisseurs de service de justice communautaire et sensibilisera des mécanismes disponibles pour le règlement des griefs administratifs et personnels. En outre, le gouvernement mettra sur pied un Centre d’innovation pour la justice afin de faciliter l’interaction entre la justice communautaire et les systèmes de justice officiels. Enfin, le gouvernement s’est engagé à créer un fonds d’assistance juridique pour appuyer les négociations communautaires avec les grands investisseurs fonciers. Ces mesures renforceront les mécanismes de justice communautaire principalement utilisés par les citoyens les plus vulnérables de la Sierra Leone.
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Photo : Les parajuristes communautaires mènent des activités de sensibilisation dans la communauté de Mamusa. L’engagement de Sierra Leone propose de garantir l’accès à la justice en développant les services de justice communautaire. Photo by Aubrey Wade/Namati
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