Justice is a specific program by Action for Children in Conflict that seeks to promote access to justice, strengthen the rule of law, promote human rights and significantly reduce all forms of violence in the South Sudanese society.
The program conducts clinics and opportunities in the South Sudanese communities aimed at sensitizing the community on Girl-child rights, gender based violence and access to justice. The police and other court users with a view to informing court users of court processes and reducing corruption and bribery in the justice system. In addition, it promotes the development of effective, accountable and transparent institutions Moreover; the program is engaged with establishment of Girl child rights clubs in local primary schools with the view entrenching human rights issues and rule of law in the children to make them human rights champions of today and the future.
It involved and participates in stakeholder meetings touching on legislation and policies at both national and state, levels of government. This promotes responsive, inclusive, participatory representative decision-making as well as promotion and enforcement of non-discriminatory laws and policies, bringing about sustainable development..
Alternative Dispute Resolution is encouraged to enhance access to justice. This is more so in matters of child support and maintenance to reduce instances of child neglect, abuse, exploitation and/or torture.
Legal aid services are offered to South Sudanese refugee girl children and community leaders through public interest litigation, institution of court proceedings, training on court procedures & the art of self-representation and offering of free legal advice to clients. At many occasion during war, we watch brief for children and women victims of crimes such as defilement, rape, domestic violence and cases involving child offenders with no persecution, to ensure that the criminal process is conducted well to bring about just outcomes and protect against shoddy and haphazard prosecutions, also deterring corrupt prosecutors or judicial officers.