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For the past twenty-six years of its post-Soviet history, Belarus, controlled by Alexander Lukashenko, has seen many affronts to justice and the rule of law – from politically motivated murders to routine falsifications of voting protocols and figures. The Belarusian political crisis capturing the world's attention today is part of a larger story in which key dimensions of the rule of law may help us understand the drivers of change.

WJP launches a new initiative exploring how local justice champions are expanding access to justice, fighting corruption, and reforming criminal justice around the world.

This 2019 World Justice Challenge project winner works to assist women in seeking redress for their maternal and child health problems. Learn how the project has faced rollbacks on certain human rights provisions by the Indian government in our final "One Year Later" 2019 Challenge update.

Reports from around the world suggest a wide range of responses to the pandemic, some well within the boundaries of established legal norms, and others that suggest a manipulation of the emergency for ulterior motives. In WJP's latest policy brief, we examine how COVID-19 crisis presents an enormous stress test for accountable governance—upon which an effective public health response depends.  

Indigenous populations throughout the United States experience some of the greatest health inequalities. This Partnering for Native Health project (PNH) is the first U.S. collaboration to combine health services and civil legal assistance to a target population of economically vulnerable indigenous individuals.

In the year since receiving a World Justice Challenge award, the Malawi Resentencing Project has continued its efforts in Malawi, but is now expanding to Tanzania and Kenya.

Part of a multidisciplinary initiative from the World Justice Project to expand knowledge of the relationship between public health and the rule of law, and to identify measures to tackle the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rule of law where they intersect, this policy brief outlines the principal corruption risks posed by the pandemic and highlights relevant norms, best practices, and resources to combat corruption in the pandemic response and recovery period.

Just released, The Rule of Law in Afghanistan: Key Findings from 2019 represents the experiences and perceptions of more than 17,500 Afghans interviewed over five years, including a groundbreaking survey of Afghan inmates.

William Hubbard, Chair of the Board of Directors of the World Justice Project, has been named the new dean of the University of South Carolina's School of Law.

We check in with the Riverine People and the Right to Full Reparations project one year after their 2019 World Justice Challenge win.

Today on the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2020, we revisit WJP Mexico's efforts to measure and understand torture at the hands of Mexico's criminal justice system.

The World Justice Project is launching a multidisciplinary initiative to expand knowledge of the relationship between public health and the rule of law, and to identify measures to tackle the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rule of law where they intersect.

The World Justice Project congratulates Bill Neukom, its founder and CEO, on being awarded the ABA Medal, the American Bar Association’s highest honor.

A WJP Anthony Lewis Prize for Exceptional Rule of Law Journalism Event: This webinar highlighted the winner of the 2020 WJP Anthony Lewis Journalism Prize, whose corruption investigation sparked reform in Slovakia.