Blog piece by Ulrika Nilsson, Ismaël Benkhalifa and Sélim Ben Abdesselem Despite the determination characterising its democratic transition, Tunisia remains a fragile state with a weak institutional framework. The Covid-19 crisis will only place added pressure on the country’s institutions,…
On 2-4 April, ILAC held an internal conference in Tunisia to discuss ways to advance the design, management and evaluation of its projects and rule of law support.
When Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire nine years ago after he was refused an audience with the governor’s office in the rural town of Sidi Bouzid to reclaim his vegetable cart, initially confiscated by the police, he inspired riots across…
Blog piece by Shane Quinn As Tunisia steadily moves forwards with its decentralisation reform, there is an onus on administrative justice institutions to ensure that they can maintain the pace in terms of organisation, responsiveness and accountability. Building or reforming…
ILAC is delighted to welcome Ulrika Nilsson to our programme team! Ulrika comes to us from the Stockholm Policy Group where she provided strategic analysis and advisory services such as evaluations and studies to government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private…
In order for the ILAC MENA Programme to reach its’ full potential, there’s a great need for programme management. On 1 -3 February, representatives from the implementing member organisations IAWJ, RWI, ABA-ROLI, IBAHRI and CEELI Institute, met to improve the…
“Even though most of the Arab countries are characterised by their delayed ratification of human rights agreements, their main goal is to enable citizens to enjoy all their rights and freedoms. After the so called Arab-Spring we have entered a new…
“I believe judicial institutes should play a key role in fostering a culture of integrity. True independence will happen only when you believe in, and are able to act upon it. This is a cornerstone for any society built on…
The ILAC Mena Rule of Law Programme 2014-2016, co-funded by Swedish Sida, now has a website in arabic. With the launch of www.ilacnet.org/arabic the programme will be easier to follow and share by many of the local stakeholders in the…
