The Fight for Justice for All
The Justice For All campaign ran from 2018-2021.
The campaign advocated for increased financing and protection for grassroots justice defenders around the world. It was designed and led by the Grassroots Justice Network (formerly Legal Empowerment Network) and executed by a coalition of justice organizations.
At the time, an estimated 5.1 billion people lived outside the reach of the law, leaving them susceptible to violence, discrimination, and systemic injustice. Grassroots justice defenders helped change this status quo by bringing down barriers that prevented people from accessing justice and supporting communities to know, use, and shape the law.
Leading up to the campaign’s launch, 193 countries agreed to make “equal access to justice for all” one of the key goals of the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — in part thanks to the advocacy efforts of members of the Grassroots Justice Network. Still, the work of justice defenders remained chronically underfunded, and the defenders themselves were increasingly at risk. The Justice For All campaign took on these challenges.
What we achieved
Lessons Learned
Justice For All Campaign Timeline
Following decades of efforts spearheaded by civil society, the Justice For All campaign built on that momentum over the course of the campaign, from 2018 to 2020. Below are key activities and critical points of opportunity for our movement.
Featured Resources
The Case to Fund and Protect Grassroots Justice Defenders
This policy brief offers recommendations for policymakers, donors, and multilateral institutions on how to finance and protect the defenders who provide essential legal support to communities.
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Grassroots Justice in a Pandemic: Ensuring a Just Response and Recovery
This brief offers recommendations for policymakers, donors, and multilateral institutions on how to finance and protect grassroots justice defenders during and after the pandemic.
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Justice for All: Report of the Task Force on Justice
Drawing on research by the world’s leading justice organizations and experts, the report of the Task Force on Justice proposes a different approach to justice – putting people at the center of justice systems and justice at the heart of sustainable development.
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Justice For All Campaign Evaluation
After the Justice For All campaign came to a close, an external evaluation was conducted of the campaign. Read the evaluation to understand what strategies were effective, and the key lessons we learned in driving forward a network-directed campaign.
Learn MoreVoices of the Campaign
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The Justice For All campaign, in addition to raising attention and concern about the importance of providing finance for justice and particularly grassroots justice, also importantly secured finances to make funding available to grassroots justice organizations in a time of crisis as the COVID pandemic unfurled across the world.
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