Sevara Ulfanova is a young teacher whose family left Uzbekistan as refugees in 1989 to settle in Ahmedabad village in Sabirabad. She grew up warmly accepted as a member of the village. Sevara’s love for her adopted village compelled her to become a teacher in the same secondary school from which she graduated. When EWMI’s … Continue reading Citizens Support Regional Socio-Economic Development Priorities
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GBV Prosecution Clearance Rate Doubles
In Cambodia, the criminal justice system faces two significant barriers when addressing gender-based violence (GBV) cases. First, many cases either go unreported, or never make it past the police investigation to the court. Second, those prosecutions which do commence have a very poor clearance rate. In 2010, the percentage of GBV prosecutions that led to a final … Continue reading GBV Prosecution Clearance Rate Doubles
EWMI-Mozilla Partnership Sparks Final Development of Khmer Firefox
To protect a free and open web, citizens need to understand their gateways to the Internet. If web browsers don’t operate in local languages, then a web user’s relationship with the Internet is troubled at best, and the social commitment necessary to protect a free and open web is weak. With a local language in … Continue reading EWMI-Mozilla Partnership Sparks Final Development of Khmer Firefox
5th Annual Cambodian Law School Competition Signals Growing, Sustainable Program
When the East-West Management Institute’s USAID-Funded Cambodia Program on Rights and Justice II (PRAJ II) began its legal education programs in Cambodia six years ago, no law schools had any form of moot court or practical lawyering exercises. This year, when PRAJ 2 launched its fifth annual Client Counseling Competition, the number of law schools … Continue reading 5th Annual Cambodian Law School Competition Signals Growing, Sustainable Program
EWMI Introduces Budget Software to HCC and Courts
After receiving training on the new financial management software provided by EWMI’s USAID-funded Separation of Powers Program (SPP), budget and financial staff from Serbia’s courts agreed that the new system will make it much easier for courts to develop accurate budgets. SPP provided the training to help court staff adapt to the new automated budget … Continue reading EWMI Introduces Budget Software to HCC and Courts
PRAJ Counter-Trafficking Work with MoJ Leads to Foreign Pedophile Conviction
Following intensive collaboration between the Ministry of Justice and the EWMI’s USAID-funded Cambodia Program on Rights and Justice II (PRAJ II) to support the investigation in a child trafficking case, an Australian national was convicted in Siem Reap in July and sentenced to eight years in prison for a sexual assault against a four-year-old Cambodian … Continue reading PRAJ Counter-Trafficking Work with MoJ Leads to Foreign Pedophile Conviction
Serbian National Assembly Increases its Transparency, Accessibility, and Accountability
On 16 June 2011, the National Assembly of Serbia launched its new website. As the supreme representative body and holder of constitutional and legislative power in Serbia, the National Assembly strives for increased transparency and inclusive interaction with Serbian citizens. Developed with technical assistance from EWMI’s Separation of Power Program (SPP), the updated website will … Continue reading Serbian National Assembly Increases its Transparency, Accessibility, and Accountability
Serbia Appoints First Court Manager
EWMI’s Separation of Power Program (SPP) in Serbia is active in supporting efforts to make the administration of justice in Serbia more efficient and responsive to the needs of the users of the courts. A core component of this work is to improve the professionalism of court management through the creation of a court administrator … Continue reading Serbia Appoints First Court Manager
Cambodia Raised to Tier Two, State Department Cites New Conviction Data
In June 2010, the U.S. State Department recognized substantial progress in counter-trafficking in persons by the Royal Government of Cambodia, lifting the RGC from the Tier Two Watch List and citing the improved conviction data as a significant factor. Substantial EWMI activities in 2009 and 2010 were directed at this outcome — improved conviction data … Continue reading Cambodia Raised to Tier Two, State Department Cites New Conviction Data
USAID Recognizes the Contributions of EWMI’s Justice Sector Development Program
In March 2010, EWMI received its Contractor Performance Review for the Bosnia Justice Sector Development Project (JSDP), which ended in May 2009. The evaluation rated EWMI’s performance as “outstanding,” giving EWMI a score of 5, the highest possible, in all categories. The report states that: “EWMI completed all contract requirements in outstanding manner and exceeded … Continue reading USAID Recognizes the Contributions of EWMI’s Justice Sector Development Program