PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS: CASE MONITORING LAGOS (MARCH 2018-NOVEMBER 2019)
The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria has been involved in contributing to building and strengthening the social accountability of the judicial sector since 2016, by collaborating with the judiciary to have citizens observers placed in selected courts to assess the court processes and in recent times the compliance to the Administration of...Read More 0
THEMATIC CONVENING: SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE JUSTICE SECTOR
The Justice Sector refers to the lawyers and judges, courts and others who are responsible for the administration of justice in the country. Although the Police and other law enforcement bodies are generally regarded as justice sector institutions, this paper focuses mainly on the judiciary or judges who are primarily in charge of the dispensation of justice. DOWNLOADRead More 0
PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS: CASE MONITORING FCT (NOVEMBER 2017-NOVEMBER 2019)
PWAN has been involved in contributing to building and strengthening the social accountability of the judicial sector since 2016, by collaborating with the judiciary to have citizens observers placed in selected courts to assess the court processes and in recent times the compliance to the Administration of Criminal Justice Act in the Federal Capital Territory and the Administration of...Read More 0
WOMEN AND PEACE-BUILDING IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
Africa has continued to reflect negative indicators in terms of issues of women, peace and security considering the intractable violent conflict situations that have covered the continent’s landscape since the end of Cold War and return to democratic governance. To be sure, women’s participation in the democratic processes has been as abysmal as to provide the temperament for their...Read More 1
POLICY BRIEF: A ROAD MAP FOR THE SUSTAINABLE REFORM AND RESTRUCTURE OF THE FEDERAL SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD TOWARDS ENSURING EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
The mere mention of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) at the federal level and Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state commands evokes odious emotions, sending palpable distress signals to an average Nigerian especially within the commercial cities of the country; this is traceable to either previous personal experience, that of an acquaintance or those revealed in the...Read More 1
POLICY BRIEF – APPOINTMENTS, RETIREMENTS AND PROMOTIONS IN THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
The increasing lack of capacity by the Nigeria Police Force to promptly and adequately respond to the escalating security challenges in Nigeria has become evident by the general decline of law enforcement and crime control across the country. This has generated debate among scholars, policy analysts and practitioners, especially on the need to reform and reposition the police as a security...Read More 0
ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE ACJL PLATEAU STATE
The Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) of Plateau State was signed into law on 25th September 2018 with the intention of introducing fundamental reforms envisioned by the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) of 2015. The Plateau State law aims to deal with criminal justice issues such as delays in criminal trials, human rights abuse, abuse of power by law enforcement...Read More 0
PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS, COURT OBSERVATION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTORS SURVEY FCT, LAGOS, ONDO (OCTOBER 2018- JUNE 2019)
PWAN has been involved in contributing to building and strengthening the social accountability of the judicial sector since 2016, by collaborating with the judiciary to have citizens observers placed in selected courts to assess the court processes and in recent times the compliance to the Administration of Criminal Justice Act in the Federal Capital Territory and the Administration of...Read More 0
PWAN; REFORM KUJE NEWSLETTER
A Kuje Prison Coordination Committee (KPCC) meeting was held in Abuja on the 8th of October 2018 and and a follow up meeting held in 28th March 2019 to discuss the challenges associated with reducing pretrial delays and the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA). Download the NewsletterRead More 0
BEYOND VOTING MAPPING REPORT
Poor participation of women in politics, governance and administration of state has been a major concern at the global level. In developing countries of the world, it appears that the situation is more worrisome and deserving serious attention. Though one of the hallmarks of democracy is the participation of people, systemic inequalities, with specific reference to gender differentials,...Read More 0
PRESENTATION ON THE FINDINGS OF COURT OBSERVATION ON ACJA/L (JUNE 2018 –SEPTEMBER 2018)
The Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Judicial Sector project is a 3-year being implemented by the Rule of the Law and Empowerment Initiative (also known as Partners West Africa – Nigeria) with support from MacArthur Foundation. To ensure effective collaboration, Partners West Africa – Nigeria worked with the state High Courts in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos &...Read More 0
SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE JUDICIAL SECTOR- 2016/ 2017
The Social Accountability in the Judicial Sector is an 8-month project implemented by the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative, also known as Partners West Africa-Nigeria (PWAN). The project was implemented with support from the US Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Partners West Africa-Nigeria, worked closely with the Nigerian Bar...Read More 0