Pioneering lawyer, pro-democracy campaigner and avid civil rights activist Hina Jilani was announced today as the recipient of the 2020 Stockholm Human Rights Award – bestowed annually by the Swedish Bar Association,the International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC). Ms Jilani has always been…
On 18 September, at the closing session of the 4th International Conference on Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems, more than 800 participants from 89 countries met for the last time, online, to discuss outcomes and share the final document…
”The Beijing Platform for Action and UNSC Resolution 1325 are both examples of how international law can be used to move gender equality forward. Countries like my own, Sweden, where equality between the sexes has reached further than in other countries – have…
ILAC Policy Brief #6
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, events, conferences, meetings and expert discussions have largely moved online. The ‘new normal’ of online work will likely last for a significant period of time, with some suggesting a recovery might take multiple years.…
“The COVID-19 pandemic, has stirred some heated debate amongst states over the manner in which the crisis is being handled. Heads of states have blamed their counterparts for not taking adequate steps to restrict the virus and for not revealing…
Public Webinar via Zoom, Thursday 24 September at 15:00 CEST. Guatemala’s independent and impartial judges have faced an increase in threats to their professional integrity and personal safety since the closing of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). The indepdendent judges…
Seminario Web público vía Zoom, Jueves 24 de septiembre de 2020 a las 7:00AM GMT/UTC. Los jueces independientes e imparciales de Guatemala han enfrentado un aumento en las amenazas a su integridad profesional y seguridad personal desde el cierre de…
The country programmes of ILAC’s member International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) are on the frontlines of providing access to justice during the COVID-19 pandemic. This time has been a source of significant programmatic incubation, and IBJ has been partnering with ministries,…
