JRI maintains deep partnerships across the justice sector — with government, multilateral agencies, and philanthropic foundations and global alliances — that together build justice institutions that are trusted, effective and capable of meeting the evolving needs of society.
Office of the Vice President of Nigeria — high-level institutional and technical backing for national justice sector rollouts, including standardised federal first-responder frameworks.
Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) — Technical Working Group member co-authoring and implementing the National Strategy for Equal Access to Justice for All.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) — co-implementation and operational training partner overhauling national human rights protection and law enforcement standards.
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) & FCT SGBV Response Team — capacity-building partner; JRI institutionalised national case management systems, authored the National Police Manual, and established training protocols for Gender Desk Officers nationwide.
Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON) — statutory partner under Section 17 of the Legal Aid Act 2011 to register, monitor and regulate the National Clearinghouse.
Federal & State Ministries of Justice (including Offices of the Attorney-General) — long-term statutory partners deploying citizen-focused justice reforms.
Kaduna Peace Commission & Kaduna State Government — commissioning partner for stakeholder-informed conflict research adopted into official policy briefs and communications.
Lagos State Government & Lagos State Judiciary — commissioning partners for empirical policy research and judicial tools, including child rights and civil procedure handbooks across three states.
UN Women — technical and co-implementation partner for JRI’s national gender justice tracks, co-designing survivor-centred Standard Operating Procedures for gender-based violence cases.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) — strategic partner for regional governance interventions, rule of law, and building public trust in democratic ideals.
The Ford Foundation — primary multi-year funding partner driving flagship civic space and conflict interventions, including the Southern Kaduna project and the Active Citizens Initiative.
Luminate — strategic funding partner supporting core data-gathering, civic space preservation, and the Child Digital Rights and Safeguarding Initiative.
The MacArthur Foundation & Open Society Foundations (OSF) — core institutional partners backing independent empirical research, transparency indexing and accountability programming.
Public Interest Law Network (PILnet) — global network partner supporting technical infrastructure scaling, international knowledge transfer, and the clearinghouse portal architecture.
The Cyrus Vance Center for International Justice & the New York City Bar — international legal networks helping institutionalise a sustainable pro bono culture among private firms in Nigeria.
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) — global legal advocacy partner advancing strategic protection frameworks for marginalised and vulnerable populations.