Access
to Justice
Governance in the Americas
INTRO
Women
from across Canada are invited to participate in an Americas-wide project
to assess the progress made by the region’s governments in the
areas of:
- access to justice,
- freedom of expression,
- access to information,
- civil society participation and
- strengthening local governments since the 2001 Summit of the Americas in Quebec City.
Information on the current legal/regulatory state of these issues in theory and practice will be collected in 21 participating countries, including Canada. The data collected will form the basis of national reports, as well as comparative regional reports, which will outline recent reforms and identify issues that require further attention from national governments and multilateral bodies.
The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) is the Canadian Chair of the project, which is being managed by five regional partners and is in progress in 21 countries.
The funders for this three-year project include the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Inter-American Development Bank and the Comunidad Andina de Formento.
Laurie Cole, the Canadian Chair has contacted DAWN (DisAbled Women's Network) as part of a select group of individuals/organizations to request that we share our expertise and contribute to the project by completing a questionnaire. (Follow this link)
DAWN will be collating
responses from women with disAbilities on the current state of access
to justice and judicial independence in Canada. The questionnaire takes
approximately 1 hour to complete, and can be done via e-mail.
Please submit responses directly to DAWN by following
this link.
The deadline for responses is Monday, September 29th at 4:30 pm
Follow this link to read some information about the Canadian Foundation for the Americas
Follow this link to read a brief description of the Access to Justice Project
Follow this link to read and respond to the questionnaire
Follow this link to print & respond to the questionnaire (10 pgs + cover)
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Word Document size 226 kb
Below is the contact information for Laurie Cole of FOCAL should you have any questions.
Laurie Cole, Policy Analyst
Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL)
1 Nicholas Street, Suite 720 Ottawa, ON Canada
(613) 562-0005 ext 228
lcole@focal.ca
www.focal.ca
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