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
PWAN ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA BILL
The recent ongoing attempt by the National Assembly to regulate engagement on social media activities in Nigeria has drawn the attention of the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria. Here is our analysis of the Social Media Bill. DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS. Read More 0
FACT SHEET: Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Kano
SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) refers to any act that is perpetrated against a person’s will and is based on gender norms and unequal power relationships. It encompasses threats of violence and coercion. It can be physical, psychological or sexual in nature and can take the form of a denial of resources or access to services. It inflicts harm on women, girls, men and boys (UNHCR)....Read More 0
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT TO MARK NIGERIA’S 59TH ANNIVERSARY
Abuja- The Network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working to promote transparency and accountability in different sectors of the Nigerian polity has come together to commemorate the 59th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria and the 20th Anniversary of Democratic Governance on the 1st of October 2019 in Abuja. We congratulate all Nigerians on this occasion of our dear nation. The...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
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
Enhancing Judicial Integrity Under Focus as NGO Engages FCT High Court Judge
The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative (otherwise known as Partners West Africa-Nigeria (PWA-N) is commencing a project aimed at enhancing judicial integrity with a visit to the office of the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on August 29th 2016 by 1:30pm. The advocacy visit to the Hon. Justice Ishaq U. Bello is intended to secure the cooperation of judges and...Read More 0