Join us to discuss efforts underway in Asia and the Pacific to “build back better” from the challenges posed by COVID-19

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World Justice Challenge 2021 Finalists Regional Showcase
Asia and the Pacific

Tuesday, April 6 – 10:30PM ET /
Wednesday, April 7 – 10:30AM SG/PHI (GMT+8)

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The World Justice Challenge 2021: Advancing the Rule of Law in a Time of Crisis ([link removed]) is a global competition to identify, recognize, and promote good accountable governance practices and high-impact projects and policies that protect and advance the rule of law in this time of unprecedented crisis.

This year, the World Justice Project received over 425 submissions from 114 countries. From these 425 submissions, 30 finalists have been selected to take part in an online regional showcase event.

This World Justice Challenge 2021 Finalists Regional Showcase ([link removed]) event will feature an assessment of the efforts underway in countries in Asia and the Pacific to "build back better" from the challenges posed by COVID-19. This portion of the program will be led by WJP's partners for the region, the Asian Development Bank and The Asia Foundation, and will focus on four areas—access to justice for all, accountable governance, fundamental rights and non-discrimination, and anti-corruption and open government.

The event will also give the Challenge finalists from the region an opportunity to present their projects and share key insights into their objectives and impact as a basis to select the six winners of the World Justice Challenge 2021. After the presentations, participants will be invited to engage in a Q&A session with finalists in different breakout rooms.

Speakers:
* Gerard Vinluan
Asia Pacific Regional Director, World Justice Project

* Kim McQuay
Managing Director, Program Specialist Group, The Asia Foundation

* Maria Cecilia T. Sicangco
Senior Legal Officer, Law and Policy Reform Program – Office of the General Counsel, Asian Development Bank

Featured Projects:
* Addressing Online Violence Against Women and Gender Minorities in Pakistan ([link removed])
Digital Rights Foundation (Pakistan)

* Pacific Judicial Strengthening Initiative ([link removed])
Federal Court of Australia (Pacific Region)

* Tella ([link removed])
Horizontal (Myanmar and Global)

* Integration of Community Video Conference with Court E-Litigation ([link removed])
UNDP Bhutan (Bhutan)

* OCDex: An Open Contracting Analytics Research Platform for Business Intelligence and Stakeholder Monitoring of Philippine Government Procurement ([link removed])
Layertech Software Labs, Inc. (Philippines)

* Jaat Ko Prashna (Question of Caste) ([link removed])
Samata Foundation (Nepal)

* Combating Gender Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System by Providing Holistic Defense and Support Services ([link removed])
The International Legal Foundation (Afghanistan)

Event Reminder – World Justice Challenge 2021 Finalists Regional Showcase: Europe, North America, and Central Asia

Join WJP, the Municipality of the Hague, and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law for a World Justice Challenge 2021 Finalists Regional Showcase for Europe, North America and Central Asia on Wednesday, April 14 at 10:00AM ET / 4:00PM CEST.

You can register here ([link removed]) and visit our website ([link removed]) to see additional upcoming events in this series.
Event Recording – World Justice Challenge 2021 Finalists Regional Showcase: Latin America and the Caribbean

The recording for our World Justice Challenge 2021 Finalists Regional Showcase for Latin America and the Caribbean is now available. Watch the recording and read our summary of the event here ([link removed]) .
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Join the World Justice Challenge 2021 Community Forum

The World Justice Challenge 2021 Community Forum ([link removed]) is your way to engage directly with finalist projects, share knowledge, and drive action on rule of law issues and solutions. Join the community to:
* Ask Questions to Finalists
* Network with the Rule of Law Community
* Share Resources

Join the discussion ([link removed]) and help us build stronger rule of law values, institutions, and communities around the world during this time of crisis.
This Regional Showcase event is produced in partnership with the following World Justice Challenge 2021 Regional Partners:
Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners for the World Justice Challenge 2021:
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