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June 2023
Breaking Tradition and Raising Legal Awareness
February 2023
EWMI Welcomes New Board Member
September 2022
Making Justice Accessible to All - Highland Villages of Adjara, Georgia
Photo: Benjamin MarderApril 2022
EWMI’s Solidarity with Ukraine – Small Grants Program
Photo Credit: Yohan MarionMarch 2022
We Stand With Ukraine
Court and Crime reporting interactive manual produced as part of the project February 2021
ENHANCING THE TRANSPARENCY OF JUSTICE REFORM IN ALBANIA
January 2021
COURT AND CRIME REPORTING: STREGNTHENING THE SKILLS OF ALBANIA’S FUTURE JOURNALISTS
Photo by: Mostafa MerajiOctober 2020
Expanding Women’s Labor Rights in Georgia
September 2020
Improving Access to Justice for Marginalized Groups in Georgia
September 2020
Kyrgyzstan Launches Online Portal for Public Discussion of Draft Laws
August 2020
Facilitating Effective Enforcement of Legal Norms Regulating Sexual Harassment
July 2020
Beyond Fences Initiative 2.0: Empowering Journalism Students to Become Digital Storytellers
Photo by Sven BrandsmaJuly 2020
Protecting the Rights of a Child
Photo Credit: Samithu SiriwardanaJuly 2020
ONLINE EVENT - Bribery and Corruption in Sri Lanka: A Presentation of the Results of Two Public Opinion Surveys
June 2020
A Message from the EWMI President
June 2020
THE CONTINUED PURSUIT OF TRUTH: FACT-CHECKING THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE
May 2020
Promoting Ethical Journalism in Albania
Illustration by Tina ChertovaApril 2020
Celebrating Women’s History Month in Georgia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 2020
Supporting Future Reporters and Quality Journalism in Albania
April 2020
State-funded Legal Aid Service Is First Recipient of PROLoG COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant
Tbilisi, GeorgiaApril 2020
Using Interactive Web Applications to Improve Allocation of Judicial Resources in Albania and Georgia
March 2020
EWMI's Global Pandemic Update
March 2020
The Rule of Law and Covid-19: Notable Resources
December 2019
In Pursuit of Truthfulness: Fact-Checking Takes Off in Albania
November 2019
A New Tradition Begins: Court Chancellors on the Rise in Albania
October 2019
Building A Legacy in the Judiciary: Transforming Adult Education in Albania
August 2019
Building Partnerships to Strengthen Journalism in Albania
TDI announced the winners at an award cermony on March 1st. April 2019
Georgian Youth Spread Messages of Tolerance
CIABOC, KPK, and EWMI participants gather on April 1, 2019 at KPK’s headquarters in Jakarta.April 2019
EWMI Facilitates Meeting between Sri Lankan and Indonesian Anti-Corruption Agencies
Ribbon cutting ceremony at new legal aid center in Cholpon-AtaJune 2018
Ministry of Justice Opens Two Free Legal Aid Centers in Kyrgyz Republic
Lecturers will visit over 40 schools including Kyrgyz State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports, Osh State University, and Kyrgyz State Law AcademyMay 2018
Increasing Access to Justice through Awareness
Meeting of Parliament’s Gender Equality Council; Photo Credit: Parliament of GeorgiaNovember 2017
EWMI Supports Parliament's Work in the Area of Gender Equality
Professors Rich, Lomtatidze and Zedelashvili discuss the legal status of religious organizations September 2017
Free University and Constitutional Court of Georgia Organize Summer School on Religious Freedom
Tbilisi City Court judges Aleksandre Iashvili and Irakli Kopaliani discuss general concepts in human rightsSeptember 2017
EWMI Supports Human Rights Training for Judges in Georgia
Tamar Gurchiani talks about cases of racial discrimination in GeorgiaJuly 2017
EWMI Supports Public Lecture on Racial Discrimination
Vice Rector of Talas State University Melis Turgunbaev (center), USAID CGP Deputy Chief of Party Ruslan Moldokasymov (to the right), Gulaina Syidanova-Mavigoz, Director of the Association of NPM Educators (to the left), faculty and students, representatives of the Education Board, state administrative bodies of Talas oblast, representatives of EWMI’s Collaborative Governance Program, and civil society organizations participate in the inauguration ceremony.June 2017
EWMI Launches two New Nonprofit Management Resources Centers in Jalal-Abad and Talas
May 2017
EWMI Hosts Side Event at the 26th Session of the UN CCPCJ
Chief of Party, Anne TriceMarch 2017
New Grant Opportunity for Investigative Journalists in Albania
CCSS works to strengthen the organizational and technical capacity of Cambodian CSOs and grassroots networks.March 2017
USAID CCSS Extends Deadline for Grant Proposals
Judicial Assistants discussing case on rights of homosexuals under Article 8 of the ECHRJanuary 2017
EMWI Supports Human Rights Training for Tbilisi City Court Judge Assistants
Judicial Assistants discussing case on rights of homosexuals under Article 8 of the ECHRJanuary 2017
EMWI Supports Training in Human Rights for Tbilisi City Court Judge Assistants
Tirana, photo by AlbinfoOctober 2016
New Grant Opportunity in Albania
Coalition public forum held in December 2015. (L to R: Douglas Ball, USAID Mission Director; Anna Natsvlishvili, GYLA; Nino Gvenetadze, Chief Justice; David Usupashvili, Speaker of the Parliament; Alexandre Baramidze, First Deputy Minister of Justice)January 2016
Coalition Creates Change in Georgia
Cambodian youth is the primary target of the new Cambodia Peace MuseumDecember 2015
Establishing a Peace Museum in Cambodia
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and US Ambassador Richard Norland visited the EWMI table in ZugdidiJune 2015
EWMI Celebrates American Days in Georgia
Giorgi Tshekhani, HSOJ Head of Administration, explains software content. February 2015
Magistrates’ School Unveils State-of-the-Art Website and Portal in Georgia
Cambodia’s Community Peace-Building Network (CPN) constructively addresses human rights issues by linking communities and dialoguing with government.January 2015
“People know their rights and are ready to claim them”
Photo: Allan MichaudJanuary 2015
EWMI Partners with WRI to Monitor Deforestation
January 2015
Coalition Meets with Georgian President to Discuss Chief Justice Selection Process
Dereck Hogan, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Baku during the ribboncutting ceremony in Garalar village, SabirabadDecember 2014
EWMI Increases Access to Medical Care in Azerbaijan
The 16 Days against Gender-Based Violence Campaign was launch in Kyrgyzstan with the "Orange Your Day" flash-mob, organized by UNiTE to End Violence Against Women and Girls national movement.December 2014
Kyrgyzstan Documents its 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
"Attorney" representing Akaki Tsereteli University questions witness in final round of competition.December 2014
EWMI Encourages Skills Development in Legal Education
EWMI convened a roundtable to address law and health issues impacting the LGBT community.November 2014
EWMI Supports Cambodian LGBT Health and Justice
Government officials, CSOs, international organizations, and experts collaborate to learn about mechanisms for public participation.November 2014
Raising Awareness of the New Law on Public Participation
Donations have supported raising awareness and distributing preventive materials.October 2014
EWMI Reaches Fundraising Goal in the Fight against Ebola
The Kosova Women’s Network (Pristina) and The New School for Public Engagement (NY) have collaborated to create the Kosovo Oral History Initiative. [photo: Nicole Farnsworth]September 2014
EWMI Supports Kosovo Women's Network
PFL Staff improves sanitation within prisons.August 2014
Keeping Ebola Out of Prisons
PIC provides high quality research that allows Parliamentarians to make informed decisions and analyze new policies.July 2014
Providing Research to Support Cambodia’s Parliament
Innovative mobile screening events increase understanding of the law and its impact on Cambodians’ livelihoods.June 2014
EWMI Roadshows Spread Awareness on Rights and Justice
Zaječar Commercial Court staff during their electronic filing training session with the Separation of Powers Program in April 2014.June 2014
Serbian Courts Introduce Electronic Filing of Documents
April 2014
Contract Law Textbook Released
Budva, Montenegro Photo by Ender VatanMarch 2014
Drug Addicts: Saving Their Lives While Interrogating Them
Rainbow Coalition of Kampuchea (RoCK) Member Meas Sophanuth addresses the conference on youth LGBT rights.March 2014
EWMI Organizes Cambodian LGBT Law Conference for Equal Rights
The program provides students with support, resources and knowledge for a brighter future.January 2014
EWMI Raises Funds to Send Liberian Children Back to School
January 2014
EWMI and Partners Asia Support Legal Aid Initiatives in Burma
Bucharest, RomaniaJanuary 2014
EWMI’S Work in Romania Cited as an Example for Future Reforms
EWMI sent Serbian judicial leaders and SPP staff to the "Court Excellence Conference" in Dubai.December 2013
SPP Attends Court Excellence Conference in Dubai
September 2013
Tipping the Scales of Gender Equality in Georgian Courts
Six courts in Serbia have reduced their case backlogs from 23,000 to 12,000 old cases.September 2013
Backlog Reduction Initiative in Serbia Shows Promising Results
SEDEFA received a grant to promote the protection of Natural and Environmental Rights at a national level.July 2013
EWMI Launches Grants Program in Ecuador
The new ODC board is comprised of seven members with a vast range of knowledge and experiences in Cambodia’s development, particularly in the IT field.July 2013
Open Development Cambodia to Become an Official NGO
Through EWMI’s Mock Trial Program, aspiring Cambodian lawyers have learned the finer points of the legal profession like conducting cross examinations and delivering closing arguments, among other court procedures. June 2013
Enthusiastic Trainees Suggest Bright Future for Mock Trial in Years Ahead
U.S. Judge Mary McGowan Davis explains how overtime, women judges in the U.S. have achieved greater equality of representation in state and federal courts.April 2013
EWMI Encourages Greater Leadership for Women Jurists in Georgia
John Christensen discusses international legal databases at Ilia State University law library.April 2013
EWMI Improves Georgian Law School Libraries
GYLA and TI Georgia Court Monitoring ReportsApril 2013
Court Monitoring Programs Highlight Shortcomings in Criminal and Administrative Court Proceedings
Cambodian Ministry of Health provincial officials join with judges and prosecutors to plan a common response to the problem of counterfeit and substandard drugs, and illegal drug services.April 2013
EWMI Brings Together Health and Justice Officials to Improve Pharmaceuticals Enforcement
EWMI’s CSO partners in Cambodia coordinated their advocacy efforts to fight for the release of imprisoned broadcaster and democracy activist Mam Sonando [photo: LICADHO]April 2013
Mam Sonando Release Reflects Coordinated Effort by EWMI Partners
Participants analyzed case studiesApril 2013
EWMI Trains Judicial Officers in Guayaquil, Ecuador
International Conference on Optimization of Court Performance and Resource Allocation in Bucharest, Romania 11 March 2013March 2013
EWMI Hosts Court Optimization Conference
Law students learning concepts in international sales law at NCCL Commercial Law Winter SchoolFebruary 2013
EWMI Delivers Second Annual Commercial Law Winter School
JILEP consultant Neil Weinstein delivers tips on witness interviewingFebruary 2013
EWMI Trains Free Legal Aid Providers in Witness Interviewing Techniques
Illia State “lawyers” conduct a client interview in front of lawyer panelFebruary 2013
EWMI Sponsors Georgia’s First Client Counseling Competition for Law Students
Judicial Academy Trainees learn about Individual Case ManagementJanuary 2013
Future Judges Learn how to Efficiently Manage Cases
Montenegro launches new e-Registry for national level business licenses and permitsJanuary 2013
Montenegro Launches New Business Licensing e-Registry Portal
The new One Stop Shop streamlines administrative procedures for business licenses and permitsDecember 2012
Inauguration of Newly Established Customer Center In the Old Royal Capital of Centinje
GBA General Assembly (Prosecutor General Archil Kbilashvili- front row, second from left)December 2012
Georgia Bar Association Adopts Landmark Ethics Code Amendments
Vishnu lawyers provide legal advice to Porng Toek community members.December 2012
Villagers Acquitted in Land Case Thanks to Effective Advocacy
GBA General AssemblyDecember 2012
EWMI Trains Law Professors in New Teaching Methods
JILEP library experts visit a Georgian university law libraryNovember 2012
EWMI Initiates Law Library Assistance Program
Strategic Planning for Courts Workshop for SPP partner courts, Belgrade November 14-15, 2012 November 2012
EWMI Organizes Strategic Planning Workshop for Partner Courts
Participants of the 2012 National Judges ConferenceOctober 2012
EWMI Publishes Best Practices Guide
[photo: Constitutional Court of Kosovo]October 2012
EWMI Completes Work on the Kosovo Constitutional Justice Initiative
Renowned Mexican journalist, Marco Lara Klarh led training on press coverage of alternative sentencing and special proceedingsSeptember 2012
Encouraging a Rights Approach in Journalism
The renovated user premises of the Basic Court in Podgorica were opened to the public September 2012.September 2012
EWMI Renovates Basic Court in Podgorica
MoJ trainingSeptember 2012
New Counterfeit Drug Program Builds on GBV Prosecution Success in Cambodia
August 2012
Rescuing Domestic Worker Stranded in Malaysia
Patricia Esquetini, SEJP Director, presented the results of the initial assessment to judicial authoritiesJune 2012
Practical Guide for Criminal Justice Published
Keti Vashakidze of EPF signs MoU between LAS and NGOsMay 2012
EWMI Facilitates Partnership Between State and Non-State Legal Aid Providers
Bucharest, RomaniaMarch 2012
EWMI Experts Discuss Corruption at Conference in Romania
Women investigators address court officals, explaining the difficulties with GBV prosecutions.March 2012
GBV Prosecution Clearance Rate Doubles
Bennar Balkaya explains role of professional associations in establishing practice standards in international arbitrationFebruary 2012
EWMI Hosts International Conference on Arbitration
Law students attended client counseling skills workshops prior to competition (2009).January 2012
5th Annual Cambodian Law School Competition Signals Growing, Sustainable Program
Cambodian Eng Vannak codes as Mozilla representative speaks with localization team.January 2012
EWMI-Mozilla Partnership Sparks Final Development of Khmer Firefox
WUSL Professor Amy Westbrook teaching international commercial transactions with Free Uni Professor David Kapanadze at the NCCL Commercial Law Winter SchoolJanuary 2012
EWMI Sponsors Commercial Law Winter School
Participants in the first Open Cambodia conference prepare for break-out groups [photo: Zuzana Sadkova]September 2011
Open Cambodia Conference Bridges Youth IT Sector and Human Rights NGOs
CCHR was able to use Sithi.org to share documentation of authorities disrupting a human rights training event.August 2011
SITHI.ORG Wins an ISIF 2011 Award
Training on the new software of budget and financial staff from 120 of Serbia’s 129 courtsJuly 2011
EWMI Introduces Budget Software to HCC and Courts
After working in the live-client clinics of the Tbilisi City Hall Project, the students underwent legal skills training in the classroomJuly 2011
JILEP Provides Hands-On Training for Lawyers
The PRAJ-supported MoJ Trafficking Database has been successfully expanded to track all GBV prosecutions.July 2011
PRAJ Counter-Trafficking Work with MoJ Leads to Foreign Pedophile Conviction
USAID Mission Director, Susan Fritz, and National Assembly Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic demonstrated the features of the new website at the launch eventJune 2011
Serbian National Assembly Increases its Transparency, Accessibility and Accountability
The first Mock Trial was held in Prnjavor on May 27, 2011.June 2011
Supporting Legal Education in Bosnia and Herzegonvina
Georgian Judges and JILEP’s Judicial Reform Advisor meet with the members of the Polish National Judicial CouncilJune 2011
Georgian Judges Learn from Polish Experience
Presentation to the CMT members on importance of the new electronic Content Management SystemMay 2011
Bosnian Court Leaders Share Knowledge With Montenegrin Counterparts
Water women report that when local government officials visit the village they are excluded from contact.March 2011
Health Equity Programs Address Legal Barriers to Disease Eradication
Mediation Specialist, Laurie Cooper, speaks with guards at the Firestone Prison GuardhouseJanuary 2011
Community Outreach in Liberia
Belgrade, SerbiaNovember 2010
EWMI Continues to Encourage Case Backlog Reduction in Serbian Courts
September 2010
Good Governance Project in Montenegro
Tbilisi, GeorgiaSeptember 2010
EWMI Awarded Grant to Implement Rule of Law Program in Georgia
Belgrade, SerbiaJuly 2010
Serbia Appoints First Court Manager
EWMI’s Home Office Rule of Law team Chuck Costello and Mark Dietrich (front row) meeting with USAID representative Lucrecia Tola, EWMI SEJP Director Patricia Esquetini, President of the Judicial Council Dr. Benjamin Cevallos, and legal translator Maria LoJune 2010
EWMI Awarded USAID Project to Strengthen Justice in Ecuador
As a result of EWMI & MoJ trainings, in 2010 we had 21 of 22 courts reporting to the database – an amazing success!June 2010
Cambodia Raised to Tier Two, State Department Cites New Conviction Data
Filming a scene from "Scales of Justice 3"May 2010
High Demand for Third Installment of "Scales of Justice"
L to R: US Ambassador Warlick, HCC President Mesarovic, and Mission Director HarveyApril 2010
USAID Signs Agreement with Serbia’s High Court Council
Registry clerks at CC Zenica in their new remodeled environmentMarch 2010
USAID Recognizes the Contributions of EWMI’s Justice Sector Development Program
Mediation Specialist, Laurie Cooper, speaks with guards at the Firestone Prison GuardhouseJanuary 2010
EWMI Launches Conflict Mitigation Program in Liberia
January 2010
Justice Sector Civil Society Network Inaugurated in Bosnia
Serbian and Montenegrin court officials present experiences with backlog reduction to Serbian judges, Belgrade, May 2009October 2009
USAID Serbia Jump-Starts Court Backlog Reductions
Sarajevo, BiHSeptember 2009
EWMI Launches JSDP II in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Very few prisoners in Liberia have access to beds or mattresses.February 2009
EWMI Awards Grant to Support Access to Justice in Liberia
Renovated Srebinica courthouseDecember 2008
Renovated Srebrenica Courthouse Opens
Belgrade, SerbiaAugust 2008
EWMI Awarded Contract to Help Serbia Move Closer to EU Accession