Our World Justice Challenge winners are strengthening rule of law around the world 

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A Summer of Impact
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Our 2022 World Justice Challenge winners are taking action and defending the rule of law around the world. Our “One Year of Impact” webinar series showcases the progress they’ve made and the insights they’ve gained.

Two more webinars with our phenomenal Challenge winners are coming up.

August 10 - “Expanding Access to Justice in Prisons and Beyond” ([link removed])

POS Foundation ([link removed]) will share how new innovations are advancing criminal justice reform in Ghana. The Foundation won the 2022 World Justice Challenge Alumni Award for their work alleviating prison overcrowding through mobile, in-prison special courts.
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August 30 - “Monitoring and Fighting Corruption” ([link removed])

TransparencIT ([link removed]) will talk about their unique strategies to reduce corruption in Nigeria. This Challenge winner’s work to track and evaluate criminal proceedings has dramatically reduced the average length of corruption trials.
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** Missed the first three webinars? We've got you!
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The "World Justice Challenge: One Year of Impact" series kicked off with InReach ([link removed]) – a grassroots organization that developed a free app to connect LGBTQ+ people with trusted, affirming resources. In our webinar, InReach’s co-founder shared how the app wound up being “lifesaving” for himself.
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Learn how the Red Dot Foundation ([link removed]) ’s Safecity app is galvanizing communities to take action against sexual and gender-based violence. Over the last several months, international partners in The Philippines, Kenya, and Brazil have introduced the Safecity app to their communities.
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Cambodia Bridges to Justice ([link removed](CBJ,courts%3A%20Phnom%20Penh%20and%20Battambang.) and partners presented a roadmap for how human rights defenders can collaborate to strengthen access to justice in challenging contexts.
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** Rule of Law in the News
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West African nations threaten to use force if Niger’s president isn’t reinstated within a week ([link removed])
(Reuters)

Supporters of Niger’s military junta marched in protest of economic sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in response to Niger’s democratically elected president being detained last week. ECOWAS has threatened military action if President Bakoum isn’t back in office by Sunday. Their hardline is an attempt to contain democratic backsliding in the region after coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea and an attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau.

In the 2022 WJP Rule of Law Index, Niger ranked 103 out of 140 countries and jurisdictions ([link removed]) on lawful transition of power.


In Israel, High Stakes for High Court: Democracy’s Fate ([link removed])
(The New York Times)

Israel’s Supreme Court announced this week that it would review a new law that limits its ability to act as a check on government decisions. The move comes after months of pro-democracy protests.

This is a critical moment for Israel’s judiciary, and one that may reflect broader global trends. As Kim Lane Scheppele, a Princeton sociologist and a member of WJP’s Research Consortium, notes, once judicial independence comes under attack, a country can quickly slide toward autocracy.

Trump has been indicted before. Historians say this time is different. ([link removed])
(Washington Post)

For the first time in history, a U.S. president is charged with federal crimes for actions taken while in office. Former President Trump was indicted on charges stemming from his unprecedented attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which he lost.The United States ranks 38 out of 140 countries and jurisdictions ([link removed]) in the 2022 WJP Rule of Law Index on whether transition of power is subject to the law.


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