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Marginalised workers to get free legal aid newvision.co.ug/news/646794-ma…

Policy on free legal service in the offing newvision.co.ug/news/657048-po…

Policy on free legal service in the offing newvision.co.ug/news/657048-po… via @newvisionwire

#Legalaid,including legal advice is a cornerstone of the #justicesystem.It contributes to equitable access to justice by the whole community

Legal aid should be perceived broadly beyond court processes so that it can be used to enhance options likely to divert some matters

Prof. Mbaziira - "We should make it a condition that every law school has a legal advocacy clinic." #education #Uganda #lawschool

Prof. Mbaziira -"We have to change the mentality of legal providers by producing lawyers prepared to serve the interests of the poor." #wise

(Continued)...to the #justice sector itself." - Prof. Christopher Mbaziira, Coordinator, PILAC #discussant #progress #development

"Access to #LegalAid is not enough to unlock challenges, as we need to promote #LegalAid We should also broadly advocate #reform...

"We are seeing #progress in the state's realization that it has a primary #obligation to provide #LegalAid." - Prof. Christopher Mbaziira

(Continued)...2) Community outreach model; 3) Human Rights Advocacy." #LegalAid #Justice #Uganda #Teamwork

(Continued)...to provide a one-stop facility for the provision of various legal aid services: 1) Delivery of legal aid through clients...

Ms. Rachael Odo Musoke, Ag. Senior Technical Advisor, #JLOS Secretariat - "The Justice Centre Uganda uses 3 approaches...

"#LegalAid matters because it establishes a legal system that contributes to #development." -LASPNET Exec. Director Richard Muganzi

Mr. Richard N. Mugamzi, the exec. director of LASPNET explains that #LegalAid is the state's provision of legal advice or representation.

"Uganda should do everything possible to make #LegalAid a reality." - Hon. Justice Remmy Kasule #sessionone #moderator #wisdom

(Continued)...to be enjoyed by all Ugandans." - Hon. Justice Remmy Kasule.

"It is time for Uganda to have a natural #LegalAid policy together with nationally funded legal aid scheme...

Hon. Justice Remmy Kasule, Justice, Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court and Chairperson of the Uganda Law Council moderates session one

For those in #prison, having someone go on their behalf before the magistrate and present their issues is a "great salvation" #documentary