Centre for Law and Transformative Change
Shifting Power. Harnessing Collective Intelligence. Transforming Justice.
Justice is about giving people the freedom, voice and power to shape their lives. CLTC works to make that possible, so people and the world they depend on can thrive.
Our mission
Humanising law and justice
CLTC works at the point where law meets people’s lives. We build practical routes to justice with lawyers, educators, civil society, communities and justice actors, so that legal systems are more accessible, more accountable, and more capable of lasting change.
Across our projects, we turn legal knowledge, professional solidarity, community practice, and lived experience into systems that protect, empower, and endure.
Our projects
Practical routes to transformative justice
CLTC projects turn ideas into working models for legal empowerment, rule of law, fair trial rights, community-based mediation, and protective justice. Explore the work and the partners helping to make change real.
Consent Matters Belgium
A landmark programme empowering young people with knowledge of Belgian consent law to transform culture and society.
View projectHolding the Line: Rule of Law Project
Strengthening independent lawyers who keep the principles of rule of law practice alight through secure practice, networks, learning, mentorship, sponsorship, and solidarity.
In developmentThe Asia Fair Trials Programme
Equipping lawyers across Asia with resources, knowledge, and peer exchange to uphold fair trials, procedural justice, and the rights of defendants, witnesses, and victims.
In developmentCommunity-Based Mediation
Empowering communities to resolve disputes and build lasting peace through inclusive, culturally sensitive, locally rooted mediation frameworks.
In developmentProtective Justice: Holding Ground Through Conflict and Recovery
Going beyond transitional justice to deliver protective measures during conflict and post-conflict recovery.
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Consent Matters Belgium
A landmark programme empowering young people with knowledge of Belgian consent law to transform culture and society.
Consent Matters Belgium goes beyond legal compliance to build a culture of respect, bodily autonomy, and mutual accountability. Through an experiential curriculum, pro bono lawyer involvement, public information tools, and school-based resources, the project helps young people understand consent law in the spaces where they learn, connect, and live.
Resources
Resources & Publications
Reports, guides, and briefings from CLTC projects, with practical tools for lawyers, educators, and justice actors.
Latest updates
Latest from CLTC
Stitching Change: Labour, Gender and the Environment
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As we mark World Environment Day 2025 under the global theme ‘Ending Plastic Pollution’, the Centre for Law and Transformative Change (CLTC) looks at how labour rights, gender justice and environmental harm intersect, and what that means for legal empowerment strategies that treat these issues as connected rather than separate.
Upcoming Online Seminar: Fair Trial Rights & Trust-Building for People Who Use Drugs
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An online seminar on fair trial rights and trust-building for people who use drugs (PWUDs), held on Thursday, 10 April 2025, 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
Beyond punishment: Building a justice system in Cambodia that restores and empowers
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The Centre for Law and Transformative Change (CLTC) has released its report, Gender-Responsive Sentencing Practices: Towards a Gender-Responsive Criminal Justice System in Cambodia .
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Get involved and help make justice real
We work with lawyers, educators, civil society, communities, institutions, and funders building practical routes to justice. If your work connects with ours, we would welcome a conversation.