Workshop 1

Group 2 Output
Issues

Slow Judicial Process

(In)Accessibility of
Courts
Basic Human Rights of
Accused are not
protected
Limited awareness on
the nature of the Judicial
and Legal system at the
community level

Causes
*clogging of cases
*scheduling of cases are
too far apart/ spaced out in
months or even in years
*attendance of lawyers,
court and judicial officials
and even judges
*in provinces, the courts
are inaccessible in terms
of distance
*Lack of notice and
understanding of accused
persons of the nature of
their cases
*Most people dont know
their rights
*There is no accessible
information about the
judicial system

Results
*slow disposition of cases
*indiscriminate
incarceration not due to
service of sentence but
because of delayed
service of judgments
*Human rights violations
and injustices not brought
to courts
*Culture of Impunity
*Relative/Selective
understanding of human
rights

Vision
*national database on
pending cases accessible
to the public that will
facilitate faster resolution
*Aggressive information
dissemination by
proper/knowledgeable
authorities at the
community level as well as
online (being a new
platform)
*Monitoring of Judicial
Processes following proper
procedural and substantive
rules