Quarterly Project Progress Report
Legal Aid Grant Facility increases access to justice through free legal
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| 2.1. Legal Aid Grant Facility increases access to justice through free legal representation, particularly for detainees, women and children. Indicator 2.1.1: Number of cases supported through LAGF disaggregated by criminal, civil, detention and women’s cases Indicator 2.1.2 Number of cases monitored Indicator 2.1.3 Number of legal clinics supported under the LAGF The annual targets for this activity result are “1,000 cases supported “250 cases monitored and three legal clinics supported JHRA and its partners are well on their way to achieving these targets. Building on the success of the LAGF in 2014, 237 cases have been distributed this year across the four provinces (Balkh, Helmand, Herat and Nangarhar) where the facility operates. 26 of these cases belonged to female clients. In addition, 306 lawyers are now registered with the facility, including 82 females. At the end of 2014, this number was 265, including 73 female. To facilitate improvement of LAGF services, an independent expert in legal aid visited Afghanistan this quarter and produce a midterm evaluation on the facility. The recommendations of the report are currently being considered by the LAGF committee. In order to further improve procedures at the LAGF, JHRA is in the process of recruiting a monitoring and evaluation agency, which will undertake independent monitoring of the quality of case handling within the LAGF. A Legal Aid Grant Facility lawyer visits a client in prison in an illustration created fora Public Legal Awareness Unit brochure. Credit UNDP/MOJ 10 | Page This quarter also saw the activation of the Nangarhar law clinic. 30 students underwent training on various topics and will be deployed to provide free legal advice to women, children and indigent men through the LAGF. A law clinic was established in Helmand in 2014, and a proposal has been submitted by Herat University for the establishment of a clinic in that province. Download 1.17 Mb. Share with your friends:
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