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From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Federal Government has renewed its partnership commitment with the Hague Institute for Innovative Law (HiiL) to ensure unhindered access to justice by all Nigerians.
This came as HiiL disclosed that one-third of the world population does not have access to justice, while six billion people live in countries where rule of law is declining. Besides, the institute, which bemoaned the global decline of rule of law and justice, identified domestic violence as one of the most serious legal problems in the country. The Federal Government made the commitment in Abuja during the presentation of the 2023 report of the institute titled ‘Justice Needs and Satisfaction” (JNS) in Nigeria.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), who was represented at the event, commended the efforts so far made by HiiL in achieving its set objectives.
His representative, Mr. Felix Okojie expressed satisfaction with the results of the research carried out by HiiL in three states of the country. HiiL is an international organisation reputable for creating more accessible justice by developing people-centred services, which they call “user-friendly justice.” Earlier, Chief Executive Officer of HiiL, Sam Muller said the situation, which was also captured by the World Justice Project’s 2023 report, and which impacts on six out of eight billion people in the world, is depressing for people who wake up every day to build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.
He, however, observed that change has started in the last five years with a movement towards people-centred justice. He said a taskforce consisting of leaders from different regions of the world, which made a thorough analysis of the situation and found that the cost on the economy and development can be measured.
