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 1st
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:
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Litigation and
Counseling Support
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Legal Literacy Program
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Mobile Legal Aid Clinic
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Strengthening
Legal Aid & Follow up program
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Dalit
Para Legal Program
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Human Resource
Development Training
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Legal Awareness
and Curriculum Development
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Law Reform
-
Bill Draft
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Prison & Custody
Reform Program
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National Women
Lawyer Seminar
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Human Rights
Seminar
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Media Campaign
on free Legal Aid and Human Rights
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Publication of
Bar Journal (Nyayadoot) and other Reports
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Specific Locations/ or Administrative Units of the Project
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Specific
Location A:
The Central Office of the Project is located at NEBA building,
Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Specific
Location B:
Women Lawyer Centers are located at following locations:
a.
Supreme
Court Bar Association, Kathmandu - 1
b.
Appellate
Court Bar Associations: 12