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
INFOGRAPHICS ON CASE MONITORING IN FCT, LAGOS AND ONDO (NOVEMBER 2017-SEPTEMBER 2018)
The Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Judicial Sector project is a 3-year project being implemented by the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative (also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria) with support from MacArthur Foundation. The goal of the project is to enhance integrity in the Nigerian Judicial System through court observations; promote the implementation of the...Read More 0
COMMUNICATION FOR CHANGE!
Training on Impact Communication for NGOs facilitated by Mr. Diego Okenyodo (Isu Media) and Mr. Crispin Oduobuk (BW Binary) commenced on the 18th through the 21st of June 2019. The training sessions commenced at 9:30 am and ended at 2:10 pm daily. It was a fully participatory and enlightening session as participants were schooled on many communication areas like audience segmentation,...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
POLICY BRIEF-CIVIL SOCIETY SITUATION ROOM AND NIGERIA’S 2019 ELECTIONS; ISSUES AND PATHWAYS
This policy brief examines the emergence of civil society situation rooms with specific reference to elections in Nigeria. It highlights some of the key drawbacks associated with the multiplicity of situation rooms in the country, at a time that the collective voices of civil society is required in the struggle towards deepening electoral democracy in the Country. Download Policy Brief Read 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
POLICY BRIEF: Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Justice Sector
This policy brief highlights and reviews the findings of the various surveys conducted by Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative, also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) in 2017 and 2018 on the implementation of the Administration of the Criminal Justice Act applicable to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and the respective Administration of Criminal Justice Laws in Lagos and Ondo...Read More 0