WJP Names Six Winners of World Justice Challenge

• The Access to Justice for All prize was awarded to Justice Defenders' "Increasing Access to Justice and Providing Legal Education Through Online Learning Platforms and Virtual Courts." (Kenya/Uganda/Gambia)
   
• The Accountable Governance prize was awarded to Horizontal's "Tella," a documentation app that makes it easier and safer to document events such as human rights violations, corruption, and electoral fraud. (US/Global/Myanmar/Belarus)
   
• The Anti-Corruption and Open Government prize was awarded to Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa (ASJ)'s "Constructing Transparency: Promoting Justice in Honduras Through Good Governance and Strong Public Management." (Honduras) 
   
• The Fundamental Rights and Non-Discrimination prize was awarded to Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel's "COVID-19 Project: Demanding Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination for the Arab Minority Through the Israeli Legal System." (Israel) 
   
• The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Legacy Prize was awarded to Dhobi Women Network's "Inua Mama Fua." The project defends the rights of women domestic workers working in the suburbs of Nairobi. (Kenya) 
   
• The WJP Network Popular Vote prize was awarded to Terre des Hommes Foundation's "Accelerate Release of Children; Protect Children from COVID-19." The project is focused on fostering a global advocacy campaign with a swift, targeted, and effective impact for children deprived of liberty. (Switzerland/Global)

Launch of the WJP Mexico States Rule of Law Index

On April 28, WJP's Mexico team launched the third edition of WJP’s Mexico States Rule of Law Index. The 30-minute digital event included testimonials from three Mexican State Governors (Yucatan, Sonora, and Guanajuato), Mexico’s Undersecretary for Human Rights, Population and Migration, and others. Attended by over 580 viewers, guests included members of the Senate, Federal and State governments of Mexico, as well as foreign government officials and policy-makers. 

The Mexico States Index measures adherence to the rule of law in each of Mexico's 32 states using a survey methodology modeled on WJP's approach in over 120 countries. It is one of the most complete measurements of institutional performance in the country and it is currently cited in seven state and five national development plans, helping policy and decision makers promote public policies that strengthen the rule of law in Mexico.