Promoting legal empowerment in informal settlements : recommendations and lessons learned
Abstract
Workshop participants represented civil society organizations and universities from Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Countries are at different stages of conducting participatory action research in informal settlements aimed at improving legal empowerment, respect for basic rights and living conditions of residents. Recommendations and lessons learned relate to: (i) how informal settlement communities can ensure participation and voice of their residents, (ii) how civil society organizations (CSOs) – in many cases external actors to the informal settlements – can play an effective role in supporting residents to those ends, and (iii) roles and responsibilities of government actors.
Description
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Promouvoir l’autonomisation juridique dans les quartiers informels : recommandations et leçons retenues
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Promoción del empoderamiento jurídico en asentamientos informales : recomendaciones y enseñanzas extraídas
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Promoción del empoderamiento jurídico en asentamientos informales : recomendaciones y enseñanzas extraídas
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Workshop Report
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Keywords
ACCESS TO JUSTICE, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, SOUTH OF SAHARA, SOUTH AMERICA, VULNERABLE GROUPS, URBAN POOR, HUMAN RIGHTS, GOVERNANCE