Govt, UNDP sign Tk 1.30b project for village courts
Thursday, 5 March 2009
The government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Wednesday signed an agreement to implement a new technical assistance project in Bangladesh for strengthening the justice system at the grass roots level through village courts, reports BSS.
The project "Activating Village Courts in Bangladesh", jointly funded by the government of Bangladesh, the European Commission (EC) and UNDP, will improve access to justice for disadvantaged and marginalised groups and promote and protect human rights.
It will strengthen the village court system primarily in 500 selected Union Parishads across the country, which will enable people at the grass roots level to seek justice remedies in a transparent and affordable manner for matters that fall under the jurisdiction of the village courts, said a UNDP press release.
Improved access to justice mechanisms at the local level will have particular impact on the empowerment of women, the poor and disadvantaged groups. The project will also strengthen local government institutions making them more responsive to local needs.
The total value of the project amounts to approximately 14.98 million US dollars (approximately Tk 103 crore) with .073 million US dollars (approximately 50 lakh taka) contributed by the government of Bangladesh, 13.62 million US dollars (approximately 93.4 crore Taka) by the EC and 1.3 million US dollars (approximately 8.9 crore taka) by UNDP.
The project "Activating Village Courts in Bangladesh", jointly funded by the government of Bangladesh, the European Commission (EC) and UNDP, will improve access to justice for disadvantaged and marginalised groups and promote and protect human rights.
It will strengthen the village court system primarily in 500 selected Union Parishads across the country, which will enable people at the grass roots level to seek justice remedies in a transparent and affordable manner for matters that fall under the jurisdiction of the village courts, said a UNDP press release.
Improved access to justice mechanisms at the local level will have particular impact on the empowerment of women, the poor and disadvantaged groups. The project will also strengthen local government institutions making them more responsive to local needs.
The total value of the project amounts to approximately 14.98 million US dollars (approximately Tk 103 crore) with .073 million US dollars (approximately 50 lakh taka) contributed by the government of Bangladesh, 13.62 million US dollars (approximately 93.4 crore Taka) by the EC and 1.3 million US dollars (approximately 8.9 crore taka) by UNDP.