guides for managing public interest litigation and sources for legal research
The Protecting Civic Spaces Guidebook is an e-book developed from the guidebooks of the NULAI Justice Education Fellowship. A guide on how to go about protecting your rights, the Protecting Civic Spaces Guidebook focuses on the Rights to Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Assembly and Political Participation. This version has been summarized, for more information […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Access to Justice, Civil and political rights, Detention and bail, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Political Participation, Protecting Civic Spaces, Public interest litigation (general), Right to Freedom of Expression, Right to information,
The guidelines refer to the right to freedom of assembly in more detail. They were developed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter), which stipulates under Article 45 (1) (b) that the African Commission is mandated “to formulate and lay down, principles and rules aimed […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Freedom of Assembly, Protecting Civic Spaces,
This toolkit is designed to strengthen the capacity of national government staff and assist them in integrating gender equality into the development of National Communications (NCs). It is recognized that NC reporting processes can be a meaningful entry point for training, awareness-raising and capacity-building efforts. Preparation of reports can also influence other, ongoing climate change […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Climate and environment, Women’s rights,
Promoting community legal volunteers to safeguard land rights in Uganda. Supporting Access to Justice, Fostering Equity and Peace (USAID-SAFE) commissioned the development of this Handbook as part of its objective to strengthen the Government of Uganda’s (GoU) capacity with respect to peace building and conflict mitigation. This initiative is part of efforts to provide assistance, […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Land rights,
Community land protection facilitator’s guide, Rachael Knight et al, NAMATI. 2016 This is a step-by-step, practical “how to” manual for grassroots advocates working to help communities protect their customary claims and rights to land and natural resources. The guide helps communities to build unity and internal capacity for community land protection, to document and map […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Land rights,
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