[{"bbox": [93, 152, 1136, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "and security institutions to prosecute and punish both corruption and violent crime; (ii) Improved access to justice for vulnerable groups (including social and ethnic minorities), by improving service delivery and the management of justice and (iii) Enhanced mechanisms for the internal and external control and audit of justice and security institutions."}, {"bbox": [93, 286, 1136, 583], "category": "Text", "text": "The final results of the programme were considered unsatisfactory because although the programme was focused on issues of clear relevance in the national context, the programme's design was based on an insufficient diagnosis and mapping of actors. The programme also had insufficient management structures, planning and coordination with other initiatives in the sector, which led to duplication of efforts, too heavy reliance on donations of equipment and infrastructure and selection of activities that did not sufficiently take into account the limited human and financial capacities of the beneficiary institutions. As a result, the activities for the most part failed to transform into outputs and outcomes. A key factor contributing to these deficiencies of the programme was related to the high degree of tension and distrust between the key stakeholders responsible for implementing the action. Key elements of good practices from the programme included exchanges of regional know-how, knowledge transfer and development of local capacities of the institutional stakeholders, as well as support to civil society actors to promote access to justice from bottom-up.⁷"}, {"bbox": [93, 608, 1136, 1037], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action closely takes into account the lessons learnt from the Eurojusticia programme. In particular, in relation to political buy-in, the change of Government in January 2022 resulted in a significant new momentum to address longstanding human rights concerns and structural barriers to access to justice. The new Government has made human rights a priority in its agenda and for setting this up the Government has explicitly requested support and technical assistance of the OHCHR. The OHCHR acted decisively, quickly and strategically to this request, which currently offers the best window for interventions to improve the human rights situation in Honduras, including access to justice. In this context, the **OHCHR plays an active convening role** between key stakeholders, often being the only international partner able to bring state institutions with diverging interests around the same table, including civil society and private sector representatives. OHCHR's credibility with key stakeholders, including state institutions, civil society, donors and other members of the international community has been crucial to promote structural changes to strengthen the rule of law and accountability for serious human rights violations, while in parallel working with victims to increase access to justice. OHCHR has become a trusted actor for judicial, legislative and executive institutions, even those coming from across the political spectrum. Partnerships of trust have been established with the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Supreme Court of Justice, as well as strong alliances built with the Congress and the relevant Ministers and other high-level authorities."}, {"bbox": [93, 1054, 1136, 1570], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, the key lessons learned from the implementation of the Eurojusticia programme were taken into account during the preparation of the current Action. The Action is based on **extensive diagnosis of the situation and mapping of key actors**, both state institutions and others, including their capacity, that OHCHR maintains constantly updated as part of its country engagement strategy. OHCHR already has an established relationship of technical cooperation and coordination with such players. As example, in 2022 and 2023, upon request of the State, OHCHR provided key technical support for the development, adoption and implementation of a new legal framework for the selection of the Supreme Court of Justice, resulting in an unprecedented transparent selection of 15 new magistrates, of which eight, including the President of the Court, were women. OHCHR is currently providing similar support for the selection of the new Chief Public Prosecutor and their Deputy, alongside other support provided to the Attorney General's Office within the framework of a technical cooperation Memorandum of Understanding signed with this institution. When devising such interventions, OHCHR has consistently taken into account both the **implementation and absorption capacities** of the beneficiary institutions and has adjusted the type of support accordingly. The Action builds upon existing OHCHR approaches, including on the importance of exchange of regional best practices, which OHCHR has used as a key tool to facilitate progress to date. Targeted exchange of regional practices, including with countries that face similar challenges have been integrated into the Action. Finally, the Action recognizes the **key role of civil society organisations**, which, despite risks and limited resources, have been at the forefront promoting the need for accountability and access to justice for serious violation. The Action foresees interventions to build the capacity and sustainability of civil society organizations,"}, {"bbox": [85, 1595, 1064, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ General conclusion of the Final evaluation of the programme \"Promoting fast and accessible justice in Honduras - EUROJUSTICIA\" (LA/2013/023-720)\" - Contract No. 2019/407052."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 27"}]