Advancing the accountability of the judiciary and justice for women in Indonesia - Multinational Development Policy Dialogue Brussels
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Advancing the accountability of the judiciary and justice for women in Indonesia
What role for the EU?
Access to effective and fair justice systems is essential for addressing the root causes of inequality
and for contributing to shared prosperity. Democracy, sustainable development, peace and stability
are all dependent on the accountability, transparency and credibility of justice systems and the
access to justice for all citizens. Yet, women often face various difficulties and barriers in accessing
justice. It is therefore crucial to make justice systems more gender-responsive by enhancing
women’s admittance to justice and improving the quality of legal representation provided to women.
The third meeting of the Multinational Development Policy Dialogue’s series “Democratic trends in ASEAN”, organized in cooperation with KAS Indonesia, will discuss longstanding and current opportunities and challenges for providing targeted support to the Indonesian judiciary, enhancing impartiality, and advancing women’s access to the judiciary. It will also take a closer look at previous European Union (EU) efforts to improve the justice system of Indonesia through a number of projects and objectives, including training judges, corruption eradication, and improving the accountability of the judiciary and the quality of justice services. Speakers from Indonesia and the EU will elaborate on their first-hand experiences in improving the quality of justice services for all citizens. Together with a selected group of experts from different institutions, academia, think tanks, foundations and NGOs, they will discuss current obstacles and bottlenecks in delivering legal aid with a gender equality perspective. The discussion will be held under Chatham House Rule.
