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A regional conference held in Malawi, the birthplace of paralegalism, called upon states to recognise and support the key role played by paralegals in the ...

Paralegals have an important role to play in criminal justice systems throughout Africa. In many countries the effective use of paralegals is inhibited by a ...

Former sex workers affiliated to the Sisonke Sex Worker's Movement have been trained as paralegals by the Women's Legal Centre to provide paralegal advice and ...

The central element of the project, the Police Duty Solicitors Scheme (PDSS), sought to reduce the excessive use of pretrial detention by providing free legal ...

In 2009, Timap for Justice began an innovative project to provide frontlinel legal assistance to pretrial detainees, using local community members who have ...

Who are paralegals and what do they do in relation to pre-trial detention?

Paralegals are people with some legal training who offer basic legal advice, education and assistance, especially to those who have been arrested and are held ...

This book review was published in AHRLJ Volume 13 No 2 2013. The Handbook is a useful tool for navigating the relatively new idea of pre-trial law clinics in ...

Paralegal Advisory Service Institute (PASI)

The Paralegal Advisory Service Institute (PASI) oversees paralegals who are given access to prisons, courts and police stations to assist persons in detention ...

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of Lilongwe Diocese has since 1992 been working in partnership with several donor agencies to implement ...

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)

The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) operates a Paralegal clinic that is aimed at providing small scale legal advice and remedy to members of ...