[{"bbox": [67, 99, 1157, 1622], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>access to any justice, and may potentially cause double victimization.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Risk 2: For components 1 and 2, lack of judicial independence of the justice system overall, and of Village Courts, might hinder the achievement of justice.</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>The possibility of enlarging the chairmanship of the Village Courts also to non-elected officials could be explored. A review of other possible procedural rules hindering the independence and impartiality of Village Courts and of the formal justice system could be considered. Processes of free, prior and informed consent in relation to the operation of Village Courts in indigenous areas should be promoted and supported.</td></tr><tr><td>People and the organisation</td><td>Risk 3: Component 1, the scope and scale of human, financial and technical resources provided by the Government to the Village Courts are not adequate to ensure their sustainability in the long term (the Village Courts remain dependant on donors' assistance)</td><td>High</td><td>High</td><td>The existing strategy should be discussed with the Government since the start of Action and monitored through regular meeting of the Steering Committee. The expansion of Village Courts should proceed gradually ensuring the sustainability of already existing Village Courts.</td></tr><tr><td>Planning, processes and systems</td><td>Risk 4: For component 1, the quality of decisions of Village Courts is poor and does not sustainably improve, or is not compliant with human rights and anti-discrimination.</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>The monitoring of functioning of Village Courts could be strengthened and regularised. NGOs' participation in the monitoring mechanism could be strengthened, and should meaningfully include women and indigenous peoples. The role of the formal justice system in ensuring the overall quality of decisions, through training and other measures could be reviewed, as well as the involvement of the police.</td></tr><tr><td>People and the organisation</td><td>Risk 5: For component 1, lawyers resist to the setting up and functioning of Village Courts as alternative to the formal justice system and advice clients to use formal justice instead of Village Courts.</td><td>High</td><td>Medium</td><td>Advocacy towards lawyers could be strengthened to raise their awareness about the important role played by Village Courts. Lawyers could be further involved in the overall project in order to ensure a better buy-in from their side.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [1039, 1662, 1157, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 27"}]