ACCESS TO JUSTICE
"To none will we sell, deny or delay right or justice." Magna Carta
We just concluded a countrywide tour of the ULS Legal Aid Clinics and I appreciated even the more, the truism that law is an instrument of social change. At the Clinics we provide free legal aid services to the disadvantaged people including juveniles and prisoners so that they get to access the justice system to settle disputes impacting their livelihood. The bulk of complaints are land and succession related and sometimes complaints are not even legal in nature but require our staff to offer solutions that will maintain good neighbourliness and harmony in communities. We thank our Partners; NORAD/NBA, DGF, JLOS and CBA for enabling us to contribute to improving access to justice in Uganda. The people working at the Clinics are doing commendable work though overwhelmed with the number of clients and working in the most remote places – we are grateful for their resilience and commitment to serve. For access to justice to be effective, citizens must be able to seek and obtain a remedy through formal or informal institutions of justice for grievances in compliance wi...Read More