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On November 1, 2019, the Government of South Africa’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Creecy, announced the launch of the industry-wide Benefit Sharing Agreement on Traditional Knowledge associated with Rooibos. 

The open government community has seen growing support for linking justice to open government in recent years, spurred in part by alarming levels of exclusion from justice.

In Mexico, evidence of abusive and corrupt police officers has sparked a public policy debate centered on the role of Mexico's local police. In part triggered by the large proportion of Mexican citizens who perceive neighborhood law enforcement to be ineffective, proposals have emerged to militarize public security and to roll back criminal justice reforms that are still in their infancy.

Explore how people around the world navigate everyday justice problems in WJP's new data microsite.

The two SDG global indicators for target 16.3 adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2016 both focus exclusively on criminal justice, leaving out the everyday civil justice needs experienced by most of the population, and especially by groups most at risk of being left behind.

WJP's Rule of Law Solutions Initiative is an SDG Acceleration Action committing to documenting and sharing good solutions for strengthening the rule of law around the world.

On September 24, governments, international organizations, and civil society are meeting at the UN's Sustainable Development Goals Summit to discuss how to accelerate progress toward achieving Agenda 2030.

Checks and balances are essential to prevent abuse of power, and to sanction government officials when they break the law. Learn about what data from the Mexico States Rule of Law Index 2018 tells us about checks, balances, and constraints on government powers in Mexico.

Now available in Spanish, the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index® 2019 measures rule of law adherence in 126 countries and jurisdictions worldwide.

In her recent art installation featuring WJP Rule of Law Index data, Nóra Al Haider brought the concept of rule of law to life in an exhibit designed to shed light on justice systems around the world. Learn more about Nóra's approach to visualizing the health of justice systems via interactive design.

The World Justice Project is excited now to share its World Justice Forum 2019 Report, reflecting the rich discussions that occurred over the course of the World Justice Forum, April 29 to May 2 in The Hague, Netherlands. 

Learn about project impacts, successes, and insights of the Riverine People and the Right to Full Reparation project, a winning project in the 2019 World Justice Challenge: Access to Justice Solutions.

WJP is pleased to participate in two side events on site at the 2019 United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Learn about project impacts, successes, and insights of the Malawi Resentencing Project, a winning project in the 2019 World Justice Challenge: Access to Justice Solutions.

Learn about project impacts, successes, and insights of the Nazdeek project, a winning project in the 2019 World Justice Challenge: Access to Justice Solutions.

New report on access to justice based on over 100,000 household surveys underscores barriers and hardships for people trying to solve everyday legal problems.