Zambia

Zambia
We have worked in Zambia since 2000. In collaboration with the country's justice system actors and its national human rights institution we both enhance the protection of human rights in the civil and criminal justice systems and advance business respect for human rights.

 

What we do

  • Strengthening the civil and criminal justice systems

Our work in Zambia is aimed at developing and expanding nation-wide innovative and human rights-based models of service delivery with respect to access to justice. 

When accused of a crime, vulnerable and indigent Zambians have to deal with a judicial system they often do not understand, while not having the funds to hire people who can represent and assist them in navigating the judicial process.  We improve the delivery of access to justice, with a particular focus on marginalised persons, including women and children. For example by supporting the establishment and development of legal desks operated by full-time paralegals and legal aid assistants, operating from police stations, prisons and courts.

  • Strengthening business respect for human rights

We support Zambia Human Rights Commission in their efforts to encourage Zambia's government to develop a national action plan on business and human rights. We support the Commission in identifying and analysing the extent to which businesses in selected industry sectors are implementing the corporate responsibility to respect human rights.

Partners

UN recommendations 

The United Nations monitors the human rights situation in all countries and experts and member states give recommendations to individual governments. Read the UN recommendations to Zambia here.