REPORT ON FCT PRISON DECONGESTION EXCERCISE
The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) was invited by the Office of the Honorable Chief Judge (CJ), High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be a part of the visits to the Keffi, Suleja and Kuje prisons. His Lordship, during the visit, was to exercise the powers conferred on him as Chief Judge under the Criminal Justice (Release...Read More 0
Non State Security Actors and Security Provisioning in Nigeria
Nigeria has witnessed an unprecedented escalation of violent conflicts and criminality since the return to democracy in May 1999. The Nigerian government’s reliance on security agencies and law enforcement institutions in tackling these security challenges has proven inadequate, leading to increased deployment of the military in complementing the efforts of other security agencies. The...Read More 1
PRESENTATION ON THE FINDINGS OF THE COURT OBSERVATION, COURT USER SATISFACTION, USER SURVEY AND CASE MONITORING QUATER 3
The Judicial Integrity Project is an 8-month project being implemented by the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative (also known as Partners West Africa – Nigeria) *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 Nigeria Bar Association Abuja and Kano branches, FCT and...Read More 0
FACT SHEET: PRIORITISING THE VOICES OF WOMEN IN SECURITY IN NIGERIA
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LEGAL AID STILL NOT ADEQUATE FOR FCT COURT USERS
The Judicial Integrity Project which commenced in 2016, continued its court observation exercise after the release of findings from the first quarter. In that quarter, the findings revealed that 59% of the time, the courts observed in Abuja sat, with 61% cases on the cause list attended to. The release of second quarter observation held on 28th of March 2017 revealed amongst others that staff...Read More 0
Presentation on the findings of the Court Observation and Court User Satisfaction User Survey (October- November 2016), Kano and Abuja
The Judicial Integrity Project is an 8-month project being implemented by the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative (also known as Partners West Africa – Nigeria) with support from the US Department of State Bureau International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Partners West Africa – Nigeria also worked closely with the Nigeria Bar Association Abuja (Unit, Bwari and Gwagwalada...Read More 0
Desk Review on the Nigerian Judiciary (1999-2016)
The Judiciary is the third arm of government in Nigeria. It is made up of the various systems of courts in all the jurisdictions in the country and is structured to fit Nigeria’s Federal system. As an institution, the Judiciary consists of the “Bar” and the “Bench”, and many of the laws and much of the hierarchy of the country’s court system are based on the inherited British system. To...Read More 0