HOME / BLOG /

November 2015

Civil society and unique legitimacy by Mila Cerecina

BRAC HRLS Officer: I usually make my first visit about 1 month after the case is over.

Foreigner: Visit? What do you mean?

BRAC HRLS Officer: I pay a visit to the client, to check how she is doing.

Foreigner: To her home?

BRAC HRLS Officer: Yes, unannounced.

Foreigner: And so what does the visit look like, what happens?

BRAC HRLS Officer: I come in, don’t accept any refreshments, and I have at least a 15 minute conversation with her to check in and to see how she is doing.

So...

Read more about Civil society and unique legitimacy by Mila Cerecina

How will Sustainable Development Goal 16 create or encourage improved justice and safety in your country? by Mila Cerecina

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been adopted, and the Inter-Agency Expert Group on SDG Indicators under the UN Statistical Commission has until March 2016 to conclude a consultative process of designing the accompanying indicators. Organizations around the world are deliberating the new Goal 16 and considering how it fits with their existing and planned governance, justice and security policy and operations. Since 2014, the Indicators in Justice and Safety Affinity Group has been posing the question: “what is the means by which a global goal and its associated...

Read more about How will Sustainable Development Goal 16 create or encourage improved justice and safety in your country? by Mila Cerecina