The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme recently hosted the second Project Technical Committee (PTC) meeting in Abuja, convening federal stakeholders to review the work plan progress for the year 2024.
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Mientras África navega por este súper año de elecciones, la integridad electoral y de la información y los derechos de voto se verán presionados debido a la naturaleza de suma cero de la política africana.
As Africa navigates this super year of elections, election and information integrity and voting rights will come under pressure due to the zero-sum nature of Africa's politics.
With support from the Rule of Law and Anti-corruption (RoLAC) Programme, the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force have intensified efforts to ensure that crime suspects have access to justice while in detention through the provision of legal aid under the Police Duty Solicitors Scheme (PDSS).
The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) in Nigeria, supported by the European Union and implemented by International IDEA, embarked on an entry visit to Plateau State between Monday, March 11, and Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Phase II Programme, being implemented by The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), and the European Union in Nigeria and convened a Conference of all Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries of Women Affairs across Nigeria on February 28th – 29th, 2024, in Abuja.
In a move to fortify Nigeria's stance against corruption, money laundry and associated security challenges of terrorism and kidnapping in the country, International IDEA, implementing the Rule of Law and Anti-corruption Programme (RoLAC) of the European Union supported a stakeholders sensitisation workshop by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Anti-Money Laundering, Countering Terrorist Financing, and Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (AML/CFT/CPF) recently.
In its first year, International IDEA, through the Rule of Law and Anti-corruption (RoLAC Phase II) Programme, pursued new high-level engagements at the Federal Level with the National Assembly to advocate for appropriate funding and oversight for the implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015, an innovative piece of legislation that provides robust protection and social welfare for victims of violence (including SGBV) and stringent punitive measures to punish
As part of our mandate to improve justice for vulnerable women and contribute to the eradication of sexual and gender-based violence, the International IDEA, through the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme and funded by the European Union, supported the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) and The Royal Women for Peace and Development Initiative (ROWPEDI).
In collaboration with the International IDEA, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) launched the 2020-2021 industry audit reports on September 4th, 2023. Supported by the European Union through the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (ROLAC) program phase II, the event aimed to shed light on the operations within Nigeria's extractive industries, including Solid Minerals, Oil and Gas, Fiscal Allocation and Statutory Disbursements (FASD).
In a significant stride towards increasing access to justice for vulnerable groups, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistant, through the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme and funded by the European Union, supports various initiatives to expand legal aid services to people in need.
On the 3rd of December of, 2023, International IDEA joined the global community to commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disability as part of our commitment to inclusion.
The Inaugural Meeting of the Project Technical Committee for the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (RoLAC II) convened on Thursday, 1st February 2024, at the Treasure Suites and Conferences in Abuja. This milestone event was attended by representatives from the Federal Ministry of Justice, the European Union, heads of boundary partner agencies, CSO representatives and International IDEA.
As part of its support to consolidating the rule of law and combating corruption, the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme Phase II being implemented by International IDEA in Nigeria has undertaken interventions to improve the training curriculum and programme of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in critical areas of policing, to enhance the performance, quality, and oversight of policing operations in the country.
The rule of law, a political ideology that all citizens, irrespective of status, are accountable before the law, is a fundamental pillar of a robust democracy.
Between December 7th and 9th, 2023, International IDEA’s Tunis Office collaborated with the non-profit organization "The Model African Union" to organize a Model African Union event in Tunis, Tunisia. The event brought together 28 students from Tunisia and Sub-Saharan Africa, with a thematic focus on climate change and migration.
The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Justice and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistant through the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme, organised a National Stakeholders' Forum from October 24th to 26th, 2023, to evaluate the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws of the various States in Nigeria.
Dissatisfaction with democratic politics is fueled partly by the dominance of gerontocrats in politics and the disconnect between politics and citizens. The value citizens derive from politics is primarily influenced by the manner political actors practice the game of politics.