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In a series of the Cu DREPTuL podcast episodes, we discuss what works and what still needs to be fixed in the Moldova’s state legal aid system

After reviewing 518 applications from 68 countries, the CARE-GBV team selected 5 grantees that are implementing critical GBV prevention and response programming globally

Episode #5 of the Cu DREPTuL podcast offers an insight into most common rights violations in the Roma population

The first of a series of How To Notes brings guidance on identifying, exploring, and monitoring shifts in social norms in order to generate positive change in gender-based violence context

BiH prosecutors need to act more proactively in detecting and investigating corruption based on open-source information

The adoption of the law on non-profit organizations in June 2020 is the most important change for the Moldovan civil society in the past year

Although mediation is already well-established in many states, widely used alongside traditional justice, it is a fledgling dispute resolution practice in Moldova

Human trafficking is a growing global issue and the most lucrative form of organized crime, generating more than $150 billion annually on the black market

New portal a potential source of information for prosecutors on suspicious, non-transparent or illegal public procurement

Every third woman in Moldova has been victim of violence at least once in her life. Most often, in their families, as statistics shows

USAID Collective Action to Reduce Gender-Based Violence (CARE-GBV) initiative launched a small grants program. Deadline for applications March 17, 2021.

Happy holidays from the DPI team!

USAID Justice System Strengthening Program (JSSP) ended it’s five-year run this November, leaving a valuable legacy with the Kosovo judiciary.

Over the past three years, the Moldovan judiciary has benefited from $7.5 million worth of assistance from the American people through the USAID Open Justice Project

Feteh officially launched its ICT Expansion Support for the Federal Courts, developing a new Case Management Information System and Digital Records and Archive Information System.

With the support of USAID Judicial Systems Strengthening Program, Kosovo citizens can now have a unique insight into their court system with information and services available on-line, at their new home on the internet - the “My Court" portal.

Videoconferencing was first piloted in Moldovan courts and penitentiaries in November 2018. Since then, approximately 8.500 remote court hearings have been conducted, making considerable savings in costs related to transporting and escorting detainees to court hearings.

On October 26, 2020, the USAID Rule of Law Project organized a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Information Point installed in the Belgrade Higher Court to enable easy access for citizens to information necessary for their interactions with the court.

Pandemic or not, high-profile organized crime and corruption cases generate public attention and media coverage that judicial institutions cannot leave unattended and without a proper response. 

USAID Judicial Systems Strengthening Program delivered many milestones in partnership with judicial institutions in Kosovo related to improved efficiency, and greater transparency of court operations. The latest achievement includes the development of a case lookup tool.