Access to Justice Project

Annual Report 2010

Access to Justice Project

A Co – operation between

Nepal Bar Association (NEBA)

&

Norwegian Bar Association (NBA)

Introduction

Access to Justice (A to J) Project is one of the main programs of the Nepal Bar Association, based on an agreement between Nepal Bar Association (NEBA) and Norwegian Bar Association (NBA). NEBA is engaged in social welfare activities, in collaboration with NBA, in favor of needy women, children and people of underprivileged community since 1988 through Legal Aid Project, it has renewed the project as Access to Justice Project. The A to J Project is implemented in Nepal since 1^st January, 2010 in co-operation with the Norwegian Bar Association and with the funding of NORAD.

Vision and Goal:

“To enable the Government of Nepal (GoN) in order to provide free legal aid to its indigent and poor citizens with intending to sustainability of legal aid in Nepal and secure right to free legal aid of the indigent people.”

Objectives:

The objectives of the project are as follows:

1.    To strengthen the concept of Rule of Law & Legal Aid in Nepal.

2.     To enable access to justice of targeted persons/groups.

3.     To protect human rights by intervening policy making bodies of the government.

4.    To provide professional training to staffs of District Legal Aid Committees and Rosters of Lawyers to enhance their capacity.

5.          To enhance legal education through the development of school level curriculum.

6.      To provide legal aid for Women, Dalit, Janajati, Madheshi and other marginalized community.

7.    To carry out advocacy and awareness programs for Women, Children, Dalit, Janajati, Madheshi and marginalized community's rights.

8.     To lobby for enactment of new laws relating Human Rights.

Target Groups or Beneficiaries:

The principal target groups of the Project are: all poor and indigent Nepali people including Women and Children, Dalit, Janajati, Madheshi and marginalized community who cannot afford legal counsel cost.

Steering Committee

Mr. Prem Bahadur Khadka                                     President

Mr. Bijaya Prasad Mishra                                       Secretary – General

Mr. Yubraj Kumar Bhandari                                  Treasurer

Mr. Satish Krishna Kharel                                      Member

Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha                                           Member

Mrs. Geeta Pathak Sangraula                                 Member

Mr. Mukti Pradhan                                                 Member

 Activities:

• Litigation and Counseling Support
• Legal Literacy Program           
• Mobile Legal Aid Clinic
• Strengthening Legal Aid & Follow up program
• Dalit Para Legal Program
• Human Resource Development Training
• Legal Awareness and Curriculum Development
• Law Reform
• Bill Draft
• Prison & Custody Reform Program
• National Women Lawyer Seminar
• Human Rights Seminar
• Media Campaign on free Legal Aid and Human Rights
• Publication of Bar Journal (Nyayadoot) and other Reports

2      Chitwan

3.    Jhapa

4.    Bhaktapur

5.    Morang

6.    Rupandehi

7.    Lalitpur

8.     Sunsari

9.    Banke

10. Palpa

11. Dhankuta

12. Kathmandu

13. Udayapur

14.  Kailali

15.  Tanahu

16. Bardiya

• Specific Location C: Entrusted Bar Units

Contact Address:

Nepal Bar Association

Access to Justice Project

Ramshah Path, Kathmandu

Nepal Bar Building

Phone:   4253896

             4254647

             4248595

Fax :     4262755

G.P.O.Box:            5502

Email : nebaajp@wlink.com.np