An estimated 5 billion people globally do not have access to justice. Some cannot obtain justice for everyday problems; some live in extreme conditions of injustice.
Certain groups may also face particular challenges to accessing justice including migrants, children and adolescents, people deprived of their liberty, ethnic minorities, those facing gender-based discrimination and violence, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQI+ people.
Access to justice is a basic human right – as defined by numerous UN human rights documents but it is primarily implemented on a national level, with individual states and countries responsible for protecting and guaranteeing access to justice.
We work to promote global ‘inclusive justice’ by integrating and including vulnerable population groups into society, and protecting and expanding access to their rights.
Inclusive research
Inclusive legal research is a prerequisite to inclusive justice. Through better research, we can identify key areas where human rights data is not disaggregated, and address the subsequent impact of that on exclusion and marginalisation. We believe that participation in safe and ethical research is key to addressing injustice. That’s why we guarantee research participants’ safety through the use of compliance and monitoring mechanisms, and when interviewing participants, ensure that interviewers are members of the community being analysed, or that they are properly trained by experienced researchers/members of that community
Organising training and seminars
We organise training and monthly seminars to exchange experiences, enrich knowledge, and reflect on how to boost inclusiveness in justice and research. Our training programmes cover a wealth of topics including the rights of vulnerable groups, the use of legal sources and documents (such as the Maputo Protocol), and legal developments in individual countries and regions.
Advocacy and awareness raising activities
We use our research to inform advocacy and awareness-raising activities to promote inclusive justice. For example, our Inclusive Justice team delivered an awareness-raising event for Global Water Partnership on LGBTQI+ issues and inclusiveness in the workplace. We also raise awareness – through published blogs and articles – on topics such as gender-based violence, women’s rights, disability rights, and access to justice for vulnerable groups.
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