The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in partnership with the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute (CJEI) and the Trinidad and Tobago Judicial Education Institute (TTJEI) will host the CJEI’s Biennial Meeting from November 15 – 18, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project is supporting the Guyana judiciary in its reforms to reduce delay and backlog with the donation and installation of 10 digital audio recording systems in 10 courtrooms across Guyana. Nine of the systems will be installed in
Mrs. Gloria Richards-Johnson, Director, Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project will address CARICOM’s Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Regional Meeting for Advancing Recommendations for Addressing Gaps in the Human Rights Response under the Justice for All Programme. The two-day Meeting takes place
In Antigua and Barbuda, the majority of sexual offences cases that come before the court involve female and child victims complainants. The JURIST Project and the Directorate of Gender Affairs (DoGA) understand the importance of being proactive in addressing these issues through awareness raising and
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project conducted a series of consultations over the past few months throughout the region, with the aim of developing regional Public Education and Engagement Campaign and Training Plans for the judiciary. To this end, the Project will host
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with the judiciary of Barbados will host two Practical Mediation Skills Training Workshops from August 13-17, 2018 and August 20-24, 2018 in Barbados. The workshops will be conducted by the University of the West Indies,
The Jamaica Judicial Education Institute (JJEI) in collaboration with the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project will host a training on “Enhancing Equality for Gender Sensitive Adjudication” from July 18 -19, 2018 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. The training is intended
Justice sector stakeholders from Antigua and Barbuda are currently taking part in a series of workshops aimed at improving the management of sexual assault cases and preparing justice sector actors for the establishment of the Sexual Offences Model Court. The workshops, which are being organised
