PROJECT NAME:

JUST REACT – Boosting Civic Reaction towards an Improved Access to Justice in Kosovo

SECTOR:

Rule of Law

PROJECT VALUE:

Overall: 403,894.50 EUR EU Contribution: 363,505.05 EUR

DURATION:

Starting date: 01 January 2022 End date: 31 December 2024 (36 months)

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER:

Group for legal and political studies

DIRECT BENEFICIARY:

Citizens, institutions, local governments, and civil society

COVERAGE/IMPACT:

Kosovo

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

To boost and improve access to justice through an informed and educated citizenry, resulting with an increased trust in the justice sector, and enhanced institutional transparency and performance.

PROJECT PURPOSES:

 Increasing youth skills and employability in the rule of law sector through capacity building;  Increasing general citizens’ knowledge on access to justice through awareness and advocacy activities;  Enhance public trust and transparency towards the justice sector through systematic court monitoring;  Strengthen cooperation between CSO and relevant institutions through evidence-based advocacy and policy research on specific human right issues.

ACTIVITIES:

 Increasing youth skills and employability in the justice sector through innovative capacity building, essay competitions and internship programs;  Deepening citizen knowledge on access to justice through innovative online app, grant scheme for local grassroots, and thematic lectures across universities;  Increasing transparency, accountability and performance of RoL institutions through systematic court monitoring, evidence-based analysis, and data collection;  Enhance institutional cooperation between the CSOs in combating social injustice, and  improving citizen trust in the sector, through advocacy and awareness activities.

RESULTS:

 Increased youth capacities through internship programs in the RoL sector, and regular capacity building;  Improved citizen awareness on their rights on access to justice, fundamental human rights;  Enchanced dialogue among CSO’s, state institutions and other relevant stakeholders;  Increase awareness among citizens on the existing mechanisms for the protection of human rights;  Increased performance and accountability of courts in handling cases involving vulnerable groups;  Enforcement of current legislative framework, promotion of legal remedies through evidence-based research.