Human Rights

2015 set a new record for displaced populations worldwide: 59.5 million people. 

As the world marked International Migrants Day on December 18 with a worldwide candlelight vigil to commemorate migrants and refugees who perished this year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released shocking new figures of forced displacement worldwide.  By the end of 2015, it’s likely that the figure of displaced people will surpass 60 million—as many as the populations of Canada and Australia combined, or the entire population of Italy. 

On behalf of the judiciary of the United Kingdom, let me very warmly welcome the American Bar Association to London. 

WASHINGTON, DC (2 JUNE, 2015) – The World Justice Project (WJP) today released the WJP Rule of Law Index 2015, an annual report that measures how the rule of law is experienced by the general public in 102 countries worldwide. 

On December 4th, an advance, unedited version of the UN Secretary-General’s synthesis report on the post-2015 agenda was released: “The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the Planet.” The report will be formally issued in the six official languages of the UN on December 31st.

Today, on International Anti-Corruption Day, we take a look back at our 2014 WJP Rule of Law Index corruption data.

Although some Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) regional prisons like “Roumieh” or “Wadi el- Natroun” have become famous after riots in Lebanon and the uprising in Egypt, we know very little about what is really happening inside of them.

Malala Yousafzai was named after “Malala of Maiwand,” a fabled Pashtun poet and warrior woman: fitting for a child who began writing of her life under the Taliban for the BBC at the age of 11.

In my corner of the bush, the term ‘rule of law’ is acquiring popular coinage. Like its predecessors, “human rights and democracy”, “corruption and good governance” and “transparency and accountability”, “rule of law” is now the new fashion phrase taken from a foreign language. I haven’t heard the term translated and used in more than a couple of the 140 odd local languages in daily use in the region.  Perhaps its mystique, power and appeal are locked in its un-translated foreignness.

On April 6, the WJP convened a World Justice Challenge Finalists Regional Showcase for Asia and the Pacific, featuring an assessment of the efforts underway in the region to "build back better" from the challenges posed by COVID-19. The following provides a summary of key takeaways and insights from finalist projects shared at the event.

On March 31, the WJP convened a World Justice Challenge Finalists Regional Showcase for Africa and the Middle East, featuring an assessment of the efforts underway in the region to "build back better" from the challenges posed by COVID-19. The following provides a summary of key takeaways and insights from finalist projects shared at the event.

Explore 30 World Justice Challenge 2021 finalist projects chosen for their demonstrated impact in advancing the rule of law in four key areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The World Justice Challenge 2021 Community Forum is an online space to exchange knowledge, raise awareness, and drive action on rule of law issues and solutions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Join us for an assessment by WJP's regional partners of the efforts underway to "build back better" from the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 30 World Justice Challenge 2021 finalists will also present their projects and share key insights into their objectives and impact.

In an op-ed for The Hill, WJP Executive Director Elizabeth Andersen discusses the importance of a shared understanding of the rule of law in order to uphold its ideals.

The World Justice Challenge 2021 application deadline is now extended through December 16! 

WJP’s Ted Piccone joined speakers Bonnie Jenkins and Erin Bromaghim at Pacific Council’s PolicyWest 2020 virtual conference for a panel discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the challenges to achieving SDG 16: "Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions."

This policy brief is 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.