Category: USAID JUSTICE SECTOR SUPPORT ACTIVITY

Programmes Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Esther Ahulu has revealed ongoing engagements to strengthen the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) legislation to deal with petty crimes. She said the move is to prevent the imprisonment of poor and vulnerable persons in society because of their inability to pay court fines and the services […]

The programmes director of the Institute of Paralegal Training and Leadership Studies (IPTLS), Isaac Asare has indicated that it is lawful for any individual with a sound mind to mediate a dispute between two parties. He said this makes the resolution of disputes very cheap and easy as compared to the court system. According to […]

A Rule of Law Specialist with the Legal Resources Centre, Enoch Jengre has said the Case Tracking System (CTS) would expedite the prosecution of criminal cases. Mr. Jengre reiterated that the CTS would address challenges of delays in criminal justice, which make the dispensation of justice questionable. He was speaking at a sensitization workshop on […]

An Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioner and the Programme Coordinator at the Institute of Paralegal Training and Leadership Studies (IPTLS), Isaac Asare has entreated the general public to resolve issues of civil nature through ADR as the mechanism is the easiest and fastest way of settling disputes. He said compared to the Courts where cases […]

An Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioner and Programs Director at the Institute of Paralegal Training and Leadership Studies (IPLS), Isaac Asare has appealed to Chiefs and Traditional rulers to include mediation techniques when settling cases that come before them. Mr. Asare said though Chiefs employ the ADR method of arbitration, which is acceptable by law, […]

A Rule of Law Specialist, Enoch Jengre has emphasized the need for effective utilization of the Case Tracking System (CTS) by Justice Sector Institutions to enhance justice delivery. Mr. Jengre said the CTS, which is technologically driven helps to coordinate activities involved in prosecuting cases faster and should therefore be put to good use. He […]

A Rule of Law Specialist, Enoch Jengre has entreated the general public to accept to use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism to lessen the burden of cases on the courts. He said the law courts are already being weighed down by cases that could rather be resolved through the various avenues of ADR including mediation. […]

Investigative journalist, Mannaseh Azure Awuni has pledged to go after police officers and other players in the justice delivery chain who subject suspects into unlawful custody breaching their human rights. Mr. Awuni said the media has not been proactive in exposing personnel of the justice sector institutions who perpetrate such infractions. The award-winning journalist was […]

A Rule of Law Specialist with the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), Enoch Jengre has suggested a legislation that will mandate lawyers to make available their services to poor citizens pro bono for a period every year. He said the legislation when put into force would enhance equal access to legal services regardless of ones social […]