Court backlogs don't tell the whole story. Real justice is about actually resolving people’s everyday problems.
Today at the OECD Roundtable, HiiL CEO @UdoIlo shares how data can transform justice services from the ground up.
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Unresolved legal disputes quietly drain SME growth.
At the OECD Global Roundtable on Justice, HiiL CEO @UdoIlo highlights how simple, affordable justice solutions help small businesses save time, cut costs, and thrive.
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In Lebanon there's no way to check your court case online. You find out where it stands by driving to the courthouse.
This weekend at Berytech, lawyers and engineers get 48 hours to build that tool. Not a new law. Just a page that tells you where your case is.
Hack4Justice, by @InnoJustice and @berytech with Lebanon's Ministry of Justice, the Beirut Bar Association and @DutchMFA.
For rural women in Niger, access to land is key to economic independence. But rights on paper don’t always translate into reality. This International Day of Rural Women, discover how HiiL is working with communities to help women claim their land rights: hiil.org/news/rural-womens-a…
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*Train. Adapt. Take your place.*
According to the @InnoJustice (Hague Institute for Innovation of Law), 64% of Kenyans with legal problems turn to alternative justice mechanisms. Only 17% seek redress through courts and tribunals, with just about 5% engaging an advocate. The remaining 19% do nothing.
That 64% is not a threat. It is an opportunity.
As a @Ciarb member, I applaud the MoU between @lawsocietykenya and CIArb that supports advocates’ training. I had the privilege of engaging the first cohort of 110 advocates undertaking CIArb arbitration training.
This training equips advocates to expand their practice beyond the courtroom and position themselves where disputes are increasingly being resolved.
Congratulations to the first cohort.
The disputes are evolving. The Bar must evolve with them.
Last week in Tunis, HiiL Innovation Hub MENA and RNE hosted the AI for Economic Justice Forum, bringing together policymakers, legal experts and business leaders to discuss how AI can support economic justice while protecting data, ethics and human judgement.
In Ethiopia, 11% of legal problems are family disputes, and 54% go to local elders. Our Family Justice Guidelines offer practical guidance on maintenance, custody, mediation, property, divorce and stronger links between formal and customary justice: hiil.org/news/when-the-law-m…
People-centered justice goes beyond resolving disputes, it asks: Was it fair? Affordable? Did people feel heard? A new report introduces the Justice Services Measure to evaluate justice services from the user's perspective, tested in Ethiopia & Nigeria.
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How do you measure if justice actually works for people?
The new Justice Services Measure evaluates user experience across outcomes, process, cost, & usability. ⚖️
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Honoured to welcome His Excellency Minister @NgefaGuillaume, DRC Minister of Justice & Keeper of the Seals, back in The Hague.
Joined by @UdoIlo, @N_Nadery, and Mascha Matthews, they discussed advancing justice sector reform and what people-centred justice can mean for the DRC.
Why does access to justice remain out of reach for so many?
HiiL’s Zainab Malik explores how people-centred justice can make justice more accessible by focusing on solutions that actually work for people, not simply winners and losers.
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ustice cannot work in isolation.
At HiiL’s People-Centred Justice Partnership Forum in Nigeria, partners across sectors came together to explore how stronger partnerships, evidence and investment can build justice systems that respond to people’s needs and adapt over time.
A new chapter in our partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
HiiL is launching Justice for a Safer, Stronger Future, a new five-year partnership to advance people-centred justice across 8 countries.
Read more: hiil.org/news/hiil-and-the-d…
How do we actually close the child justice data gap?
It comes down to collecting better, more inclusive data.
Our policy brief with the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures outlines 3 essential methodological shifts to drive progress.
Read more ⬇️
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What does it take to make justice work for people?
HiiL and the Judiciary of Kenya have formalised their partnership to advance people-centred justice, building on years of collaboration.
What comes next for Kenya? Read more: bit.ly/4wRI8dO
8 pillars are key for sustaining justice innovations.
What HiiL learned from our Community Justice Centres is that there is not one path to sustainable People-Centred Justice, although there are factors that help them flourish.
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For International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent, see how people-centred justice makes a difference for:
🔹Protecting Women's right to land
🔹Creating safe 'one-stop' care for domestic violence survivors
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What does it take for a promising justice innovation to survive past the pilot phase?
Insights from our Community Justice Centres in Kaduna, Imo & Ogun reveal there’s no single roadmap: local trust & context are everything.
Discover our 8 key pillars:
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Yesterday, the UN celebrated the Day of Hope. Hope is more than just a feeling; it is a driver for change.
At HiiL, we believe in change driven by hope. We work to advance people-centred justice to help people resolve disputes and lay the foundation for a more stable world.
How do we protect small businesses?
When small businesses face legal disputes, they often lack the resources to fight legal battles. Quick and accessible justice avoids this by promoting quicker resolution and increasing economic certainty.
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