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JRI is partnering with the Office of the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and other stakeholders to design and implement a National conference on Pivoting to People-Centred Justice. The conference will provide a unique opportunity to shape the approach of the government, organisations, public sectors, and the society at large. The conference will showcase successful…

Through the above-mentioned project, JRI seeks to support the Nigeria Police Force, the Ministry of Police Affairs and the Police Service Commission to engineer a Police Force more responsive to citizens, operates more transparently, and complies more with human rights values. A key component of the project is a roundtable discussion to be convened in…

The current programmes are designed to enhance the capabilities of duty-bearers, foster a more informed population and put in place effective diagnostic and referral system to ensure citizens particularly vulnerable and marginalised groups can overcome a range of barriers to accessing legal services for the redress of rights violations.

Owing to the urgent need for the justice sector to shift more to incorporating people-centred services, JRI is re-designing its institutional and intellectual support and services to justice sector stakeholders to enhance their institutional and personnel capabilities to deliver on these services.

The emerging world orders calls for a more expansive view of access to justice, which must include much more than a person’s ability to access the courts and legal representation, but a person’s ability to access people-centred justice services, which prioritises the needs, rights and wellbeing of an individual.