Supporting 6 months Campaigns on Strengthening Rule of Law in Malakand Program
Supporting 6 months Campaigns on Strengthening Rule of Law in Malakand Program
Project Title
Supporting 6 months Campaigns on Strengthening Rule of Law in Malakand Program
Donor
United Nations Development Program
Duration
Duration of this program was six months starting from July 2012 to December 2012
Geographical Coverage
DTCE was responsible for targeted interventions in the selected Union Councils of District Swat
Description
Strengthening Rule of law in Malakand Program (SRLMP) is an "avant grade", one of its kind program
based on the study and understanding of local impediments and cultural dynamics, to ultimately provide
the much needed service of free legal aid to the under privileged citizenry of Malakand division. Program
implementation were to be effectuated by three partners NGOs, Devolution trust for community Empowerment,
Dir Area Development Organizations (DADO) and Research and awareness for Human development Benefits and
Rights (RAHBER).DTCE was responsible for mediations in the selected Union Councils of district Sawat. SRLMP
being an unconventional program aimed at providing a service that is much ignored in our country. The need
to create awareness regarding free legal aid and the existing legal procedures in order to register a case;
needs to be created in the Malakand region on an urgent basis. In its short time duration of only
six months with an execution period of less than three months, SRLMP was able to engage approximately 2000
citizens including lawyers, law students,
District Bar Association (DBA)/Tehsil Bar Association(TBA) members, social mobilizers, men and women.
Objectives
Improve accessibility to justice, legal aid and representation mechanism
Capacitate police to provide the citizens effective security and protection by
strengthening citizen's trust and confidence in their performance
Key Results
37 Legal Aid Clinics (17 female-only) involving 1654 participants (686 females) conducted to create
awareness regarding free legal aid under the program
68 cases reported; 44 cases referred to courts free of cost, free legal advice provided on remaining
24 issues
4 district stakeholder dialogue forums held for progress review