My name is Sylvester, from Ghana. I am a trained Paralegal and an Advocate with 9 years’ experience in human rights practice and protection with regional focus in Africa, capacity building, prisoners’ rights, advocacy, public education, team building, rule of law, collaboration/networking expertise, and legal reforms within Ghana’s criminal justice sector. Regarding my experience on how I see the law not fairly working for people in my area stems from my engagement with pre-trial detainees. Normally, these people spend long periods in pre-trail detention without their cases being heard within a reasonable period of time or alternatively being released on bail subject to conditions that will ensure they re-appear to stand trail as stipulated by law. Mostly, these are persons who do not have the financial means to engage the services of a lawyer.
My name is Gabriela Montilla and I am a lawyer in Bolivia. Currently, I am studying for an advanced master’s in Governance and Development Studies, in Belgium. I have worked as a public employee for many years and also worked on an Electoral Project in UNDP.
Amelia Heyns from South Africa. As a human rights and environmental lawyer, I work at Natural Justice a Pan-African organisation and hold the position as Southern Africa Programme Manager: Standing with Communities. My work is focused on strengthening indigenous peoples and local communities through legal empowerment to enable them to affirm and defend their rights.
My name is Sylvester, from Ghana. I am a trained Paralegal and an Advocate with 9 years’ experience in human rights practice and protection with regional focus in Africa, capacity building, prisoners’ rights, advocacy, public education, team building, rule of law, collaboration/networking expertise, and legal reforms within Ghana’s criminal justice sector. Regarding my experience on how I see the law not fairly working for people in my area stems from my engagement with pre-trial detainees. Normally, these people spend long periods in pre-trail detention without their cases being heard within a reasonable period of time or alternatively being released on bail subject to conditions that will ensure they re-appear to stand trail as stipulated by law. Mostly, these are persons who do not have the financial means to engage the services of a lawyer.
My name is Gabriela Montilla and I am a lawyer in Bolivia. Currently, I am studying for an advanced master’s in Governance and Development Studies, in Belgium. I have worked as a public employee for many years and also worked on an Electoral Project in UNDP.
Amelia Heyns from South Africa. As a human rights and environmental lawyer, I work at Natural Justice a Pan-African organisation and hold the position as Southern Africa Programme Manager: Standing with Communities. My work is focused on strengthening indigenous peoples and local communities through legal empowerment to enable them to affirm and defend their rights.