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Justice programming in Europe and the CIS
Louise Nylin
Human rights and justice specialist Geneva, Palais des Nations, 30 April
2008
Projects mapProjects map Judicial training centers/ Judicial training centers/ capacity development capacity development
Judicial reform Judicial reform Juvenile justice Juvenile justice Legal aidLegal aid Mediation/.ADR Mediation/.ADR Security sector Security sector
oversightoversight Transitional justiceTransitional justice
Observations from recent missions
Turkey:
Reform of the judiciary closely linked with EU accession process, politicized discussionThe reform has been more focused on organizational re-structuring and less on services delivered and access to justice UNDP comparative advantage, neutrality, flexible and action oriented
Observations from recent missions
Georgia: Strong focus on the criminal justice system, less focus on civil and administrative justice, lack of trust in the judiciaryCrowded field, but possible for UNDP to find its niche
Projects mapProjects map Vulnerable groupsVulnerable groups
Human rights educationHuman rights education
National Human Rights Institutions National Human Rights Institutions
Human rights based approach Human rights based approach
National Human Rights Action PlanNational Human Rights Action Plan
Treaty reporting and follow upTreaty reporting and follow up
Support to National Human Rights Institutions
Primarily focused on the CIS region
Facilitation of East-East transfer of knowledge and exchange of information
Targeted trainings
Knowledge products
Capacity assessments – Paris Principles
Identifying UNDP niche in the justice sector
Capacity to provide justice remedies – focus on accountability, non-discrimination → access to services for vulnerable groups
Capacity to demand justice remedies
Focus on vulnerable groups
Next steps:
Map projects and focal points at the national levelPossible to identify a joint regional-sub-regional focus, priorityReplicate the work done on NHRIs in the CIS, in the Western Balkans