Access to Justice project in Tajikistan

The main project target group will constitute of the state legal aid providers (centres), defence lawyers, paralegals, local authorities and other state and nongovernmental organizations involved in the legal aid and legal system reforms.

The end beneficiaries of the project are the population of Tajikistan and particularly the vulnerable individuals with low income (women especially), who will enrich their legal knowledge and will be able to resolve their legal issues with use of the State’s free legal aid services.

1. The Ministry of Justice effectively manages free legal aid services in a sustainable and quality manner.

2. The population is aware of its rights and use the provided services, and civil society present key justice issues in the dialogue with national and local authorities, who provide durable solutions.

Resultados previstos:  

• Access to state legal aid is guaranteed through the effective management and provision of quality and free primary and secondary legal aid by the State Agency Legal Aid Centre (SALAC) to people, in particular women, youth and other vulnerable groups.

• The accessibility and efficiency of the judiciary is enhanced through the improved quality of its decision-making in civil and family cases.

• The Ministry of Justice has the capacity and systematically increases legal awareness and literacy among the population.

• Civil society has the skills for advocacy, participates in decision-making and followsup and monitors implementation of those decisions.

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

• The project support was key for the Parliament to adopt the Law on free legal aid in 2020.

• The Ministry of Justice opened 34 new state legal aid centres available for people living in Tajikistan and rated by people with more than 60% of satisfaction in their services.

• The state and the civil society organizations held regular policy dialogues that resulted in the reform initiatives on legal aid and civil registry issues.