ANNUAL REPORT_2016
2016 at a glance The 2015 refugee crisis shows that the European refugee system is broken and must be fixed urgently, IDLO’s DirectorGeneral declares during an address to the Austrian Parliament in Vienna.
As part of its effort to develop an improved accountability framework, IDLO strengthens its commitment to open and full reporting on funds received by joining the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI).
Implementation commences of the first sub-program under the IDLO-managed Indonesia-Netherlands Rule of Law Fund, on making environmental regulations work for the people.
IDLO and the Mongolian Ministry of Justice begin partnership to enhance the capacities of justice sector actors - judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers - to address domestic violence.
The fourth country-wide Rule of Law Centre opens in Myanmar's capital Yangon to increase public legal awareness and provide training for legal professionals and community leaders.
An Egyptian court rules HIV infection is not cause for dismissal or discrimination in the workplace, after IDLO provides technical and financial support to strengthen the legal response to HIV/AIDS in the country.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan, Sayed Yusuf Halim, visits IDLO in Rome to discuss main achievements of the long-standing partnership between IDLO and the Afghan justice sector.
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First episode of 'Achyk-Aikyn' court TV series telecast in Kyrgyzstan; one of a number of public outreach activities to engage citizens on rule of law issues.
New program launches in Somalia to counter violent extremism by enhancing community and civil society capacity for social healing, in cooperation with local NGOs.
At the High-Level Plenary Meeting on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, IDLO’s Director-General calls for no compromise on the rule of law.
During the UN High-Level Political Forum, IDLO’s Director-General calls on the international community to consider building inclusive, peaceful societies, particularly with the support of women and girls and for their benefit, to help advance the 2030 Agenda.
IDLO convenes ministers, senior international judges, high-level UN officials and civil society activists for an off-the-record strategy session on the margins of the High-Level Thematic Debate on Human Rights convened by the President of the UN General Assembly.
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The Myanmar Attorney General’s Office holds the first-ever state and regional level training on fair trial standards with support from IDLO and UNDP.
Ukrainian Public Service Center opens in Mariupol in the conflict-ridden region of Donetsk, as part of an initiative to decentralize government services across the country and promote anti-corruption.
As part of the GQUAL campaign, IDLO, CEJIL and other partners highlight the importance of the representation of women on international adjudicatory and monitoring bodies, such as tribunals and human rights commissions, as a component towards women’s empowerment and equality during the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
The Paraguay Supreme Court presents its methodology to verify and monitor the procedural and other conditions of people deprived of their liberty as part of an exchange of knowledge between Paraguay and Honduras brokered by IDLO.
Business, religious and civil society leaders hear from prison inmates in a forum organized by IDLO in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, that discusses how allowing ex-convicts to reintegrate into society as productive citizens can significantly contribute to curbing violence.