Avocats Sans Frontières Canada

Published purpose

The ''Justice and Fight against Impunity in Haiti (JISTIS)'' project, implemented by LWBC, is centered in an approach called ''empowerment through law'' for the most vulnerable people, in particular women, displaced and rural populations, and victims of gender-based violence (GBV). An empowerment through law approach enables people to acquire a better knowledge of their rights and of justice mechanisms and helps build the capacities of those providing legal aid and judicial assistance services. In addition, advocacy and strategic litigation actions are carried out to create jurisprudential precedents as a lever for transformative change in Haiti's legal framework and the country's fight against impunity. The project will ensure: (1) to raise awareness and mobilise people in vulnerable situations about their rights and possible legal remedies; (2) to improve the provision of legal and judicial services accessible to victims of human rights violations, particularly for internally displaced populations and for those living in rural areas; and (3) to build the capacity of justice sector actors and civil society organisations in their documentation of human rights violations, their contributions to jurisprudence to advance human rights in a context of fragility, and their advocacy efforts for systemic reforms towards the defence and protection of human rights.