Category: News
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Beyond punishment: Building a justice system in Cambodia that restores and empowers
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, at a pivotal moment. As we commemorate 15 years of the Bangkok Rules, this year’s International Women’s Day theme, For All Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment, highlights the pressing need to…
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Justice Within Reach: How the Mediation Act 2023 is transforming legal access in India
India’s justice system is at a breaking point. With over 50 million cases pending in courts, legal redress remains slow, expensive, and inaccessible for vast segments of the population, especially those historically and systematically excluded, such as Dalits, Adivasis, women, and informal workers. The enactment of the Mediation Act 2023 signals a transformative shift in…
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Legal Ethics in Action: Defending Rights in Wartime Ukraine
In the midst of conflict and turmoil, the role of defence lawyers in Ukraine is paramount. These legal professionals stand as guardians of human rights, bastions of justice, and upholders of ethical standards in times of adversity. Against the backdrop of wartime challenges, the Ethics in Action workshop for defence lawyers in Kyiv, organized by…
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Universal Periodic Submission on Access to Justice in Cambodia
In October 2023, the Centre for Law & Transformative Change (CLTC) and its partners submitted the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report on Access to Justice for Cambodia’s upcoming 4th cycle review. This collaborative effort by the ‘Coalition for Access to Justice’, comprising CLTC and leading Cambodian civil society organizations, aims to highlight the state of…
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Enforced Disappearance: Impact, Inaction, and Activism – by Ram Bhandari
We share the article by CLTC’s transitional justice expert and researcher, Ram Bhandari who reflects on his own life journey when his father disappeared during the Nepalese conflict never to be heard again. He echoes the demands of thousands of families who want the State to uphold the right to truth, which is autonomous, independent,…
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The ASEAN Justice Innovation 2023: Rule of Law, Data, and the Future of Justice in ASEAN
CLTC extends its gratitude to the Thailand Justice Institute and its collaborator, the World Justice Project, for establishing the incredible platform, ‘The ASEAN Justice Innovation 2023: Rule of Law, Data, and the Future of Justice in ASEAN’. It allowed different organizations and individuals to come together and exchange narratives concerning innovative justice practices and encounters…
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From the Frontlines of Justice in Cambodia: Reflect, Rethink and Reinvest.
“Building a justice system is not a short-term exercise. To shift the punitive culture of our past requires commitment. Now is the most critical time to reinvest in justice so that we do not continue this culture into the next generation.” Meas Savath, Secretary-General, ADHOC, Cambodia.
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Sparking inter-connectedness to advance rule of law
Authentic and transformative change will not be possible without strong partnerships and collaborations. This is central to Centre for Law and Transformative Change’s (CLTC) work. Closing the justice gap is not something that can be done in silos and we strive to learn from others. This week CLTC’s International Legal Expert, Kate Flower joined the…
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Unpacking people centred justice through survivor-centred lawyering.
“Gender affects our search for meaningful, justice outcomes. It shapes the pathways to justice we take with our clients. Gender shapes our day-to-day interactions with law enforcement agents and justice administrators. Understanding this and being aware of power imbalances prepares lawyers to confront systemic discrimination and inequality in courtrooms” observes CLTC Executive Director and Co-Founder,…
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Transformative Justice through People’s Power and Non-Violent Resistance
CLTC’S Transitional Justice Expert Ram Kumar Bhandari has been involved in the areas of transitional justice and has been steadfast in his efforts at tackling the problem of impunity for gross human rights violations for almost xx decades. Ram Kumar Bhandari was an integral part of the event organised by Solidarity 2020 and Beyond in…