Religious minorities living in the mountainous Adjara region of Georgia had the opportunity to seek legal advice on matters of violence and discrimination based on gender and religion thanks to a mobile legal clinic organized by the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC). The two-day clinic was held on August 24-25 in the towns of Khulo … Continue reading Improving Access to Justice for Marginalized Groups in Georgia
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Amplifying Women’s Voices
For over three years, EWMI’s Advancing CSO Capacities and Engaging Society for Sustainability (ACCESS) project has supported an online platform, Women of Georgia, created to raise awareness about gender inequalities and promote open discussion of issues affecting women in Georgia. Featuring real stories of women from various backgrounds, these stories have become an important voice for many women. In … Continue reading Amplifying Women’s Voices
Kyrgyzstan Launches Online Portal for Public Discussion of Draft Laws
On August 17, 2020, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan signed a decree launching a pilot project that for the first time will allow the public to comment on draft legislation online. The decree requires all executive bodies in the government to post their draft legal acts for discussion on a new Ministry of Justice public portal. … Continue reading Kyrgyzstan Launches Online Portal for Public Discussion of Draft Laws
Connecting People to Services in Vietnam
The Open Development Mekong platform has been working to connect people with information about services during the pandemic. Over the last months, Open Development Vietnam has published a timeline of relevant government policies, a page of essential information on COVID-19 services, and a page on the impact of COVID-19 on Vietnam. To assist readers, ODV has also published a video walkthrough of how … Continue reading Connecting People to Services in Vietnam
Protecting the Rights of a Child
On July 7, the Tbilisi City Court decided a case litigated by EWMI grantee, Partnership for Human Rights (PHR). Through a EWMI PROLoG-supported project, “Strengthening Child Access to Justice in Georgia,” PHR provides legal aid to children and their guardians in cases where there is a violation of the rights of a child. In this … Continue reading Protecting the Rights of a Child
Beyond Fences Initiative 2.0: Empowering Journalism Students to Become Digital Storytellers
The USAID-funded Justice for All project (JfA) has found new ways to inspire and support university-level journalism students as part of the Beyond Fences 2.0 Initiative despite COVID-19-related restrictions and safety measures. The Beyond Fences 2.0 Initiative is designed to train journalism students from two regional universities in Elbasan and Shkoder in mobile reporting and … Continue reading Beyond Fences Initiative 2.0: Empowering Journalism Students to Become Digital Storytellers
The Continued Pursuit of Truth: Fact-Checking the Pandemic Response
‘True or false’ and responsible journalism Faktoje, a fact-checking media service that promotes accountability based on the right to information and transparency, was launched in Albania in May 2018 with full technical support from the USAID-funded Justice for All project (JfA). The overarching goal of Faktoje is to improve public performance standards in Albania and, … Continue reading The Continued Pursuit of Truth: Fact-Checking the Pandemic Response
Supporting Community Forest Protection Advocacy in Cambodia
In 2016, Mrs. Meas Phon and her family were living below the poverty line. Meas, aged 40, previously had been supporting herself and her six children successfully by selling Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) in the Siem Reap province. However, informal and illegal logging was extremely prevalent in her commune, and as more and more … Continue reading Supporting Community Forest Protection Advocacy in Cambodia
Promoting Ethical Journalism in Albania
Faktoje, a fact-checking media service that promotes accountability based on the right to information and transparency, was launched in Albania in May 2018 with full technical support from the USAID-funded Justice for All project (JfA), implemented by EWMI. The overarching goal of Faktoje is to improve public performance standards in Albania and, in less than … Continue reading Promoting Ethical Journalism in Albania
Supporting Civic Action to Address the COVID-19 Crisis in Georgia
In order to respond to the COVID-19 crisis in a timely manner, EWMI’s Advancing CSO Capacities and Engaging Society for Sustainability (ACCESS) Project in Georgia promptly announced the Rapid Response Grants (RRG) program for Georgian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), civil movements and citizen groups. The program deploys flexible resources to these groups to take civic … Continue reading Supporting Civic Action to Address the COVID-19 Crisis in Georgia