[{"bbox": [171, 153, 1135, 393], "category": "List-item", "text": "vulnerable groups, and to contribute to the improvement of judicial institutions. It has been supported by UNDP for nearly a decade through the justice reform programme which including actions on infrastructural development, legal frameworks revision, capacity building of justice officials, etc. However, the budget allocated to the justice sector is insufficient to meet all demands, namely to create legislative dynamics, to equip the main judicial infrastructures, to train justice agents, to create an integrated database management mechanism, and to share intervention areas with other key ministries. The judicial system remains staffed with insufficiency human resources, both in number and qualification. There are courts that do not have prosecutors and courts where the number of magistrates is insufficient with difficulties in the composition of panels."}, {"bbox": [135, 403, 1135, 618], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Centres of Access to Justice (CAJ):** it is under the umbrella of the MJHR and is one of the key entities in the access to justice, especially in the areas of consultation and mediation. There are seven CAJ in the country and each has three access to justice officers. This staff arrangement is insufficient given the demands at hand. Thus, it hampers the population's effective and equitable access to justice and the law. Moreover, these officers still lack expertise in some subject matters (for instance SGBV and human trafficking). CAJ still faces weak institutional capacity and issues with internal governance and ownership of actions. Likewise, there are still challenges in terms of coordination with the Bar Association, the Public Ministry, the Guinean League of Human Rights, the IMC, the courts etc."}, {"bbox": [135, 627, 1135, 789], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **National Judicial Training Centre (CENFOJ):** was created to prepare public prosecutors and judicial magistrates not only to enter their careers, and also to enable continued education/training in different areas. It also trains bailiffs and lawyers. Nevertheless, it does not have offices/infrastructure for training activities, it lacks its own teaching staff or the capacity to produce/reproduce its manuals and judgments from different courts and jurisdictions. It counts mainly with the partnerships with UNDP and with the Centre for Judicial Studies of Portugal (CEJ) to operate."}, {"bbox": [135, 799, 1135, 987], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Bar Association:** funded in 1991, it still has insufficient members to cover the entire national territory – members being mainly operating in the capital. It has a partnership with UNDP to facilitate access to justice with CAJ nationwide. It has an important partnership with the Portuguese, Angolan and Brazilian Bar Associations in the field of training. The Bar still needs specific training in the area of SGBV, violence against persons with disabilities, human trafficking, organized crime and terrorism, etc. There is still the need to foster trust and communication between the Bar and CAJ to allow for a greater number of people in need to access justice at nationwide."}, {"bbox": [135, 997, 1135, 1212], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Public Prosecutor's Office (PPO):** is the holder of the criminal proceedings It currently has 103 magistrates to cover all courts in the country - out of which only 19 are women. This insufficient number of magistrates, still lack specialized training in several subjects such as human rights violations, including SGBV and discrimination of persons with disabilities, organized crime and violent extremism and radicalization that can lead to terrorism. The country has no official shelter for victims of SGBV (only those created and managed by CSOs – which are limited in number and capacities). There is no institutional partnership with the CAJ, and there is still animosity between both entities – with CAJ still not being fully recognized by the PPO."}, {"bbox": [135, 1222, 1135, 1463], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **National Human Rights Commission:** it is under the organic dependence of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and its mandate is the protection, promotion of observance and defence of human rights. It also functions as an advisory body for monitoring of public policies in this domain. Its creation did not respect the Paris principles, which might compromise its independence in assessments conducted with regards to respect for human rights. It is expected to be more independent, to ensure greater clarity and credibility of its actions and reports in relation to the various dimensions of human rights, related to SGBV. Although it has its own office, it does not have a shelter for individuals whose human rights have been violated – especially vulnerable groups. It has official partnerships with entities such as the CAJ, IMIC, etc. but these still need to be strengthened to ensure concrete and sustainable results."}, {"bbox": [135, 1473, 1135, 1608], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Parliament/National Assembly:** plays a relevant role not only in representing the electorate and overseeing the Government via hearings and inquiries, but also in making laws including in the sectors of justice, security, and human rights - with a focus on SGBV. There is a specialized commission for women's and children's affairs, which has established fruitful partnerships with UNFPA and UNICEF. Other key partners are UN agencies (UNDP and UNODC) and ECOWAS."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 33"}]