Promoting Civic Space: A Public Interest Litigation Approach” – regional: Burundi, Uganda en Tanzania - Avocats sans Frontières (ASF)

Contribute to a Rule of Law compliant and Human-rights based approach to Eastern Africa’s socio economic development through regional cooperation and networking between local civil societies organizations. The project articulates several of the call for proposals’ specific objectives. The project relies on the strengthening of capacities of effective, democratically functioning, accountable and sustainable local civil society organizations and the strengthening of regional cooperation and networking between local civil society organizations as a strategy to promote opportunities for open dialogue between governments and civil society. The expected impact is a shift in the paradigm that underlies socio economic development. This transformation is operated through the promotion and adoption of a Human-rights based approach (HRBA), which places the expectations and experiences of the local populations at the core of decision making (Public Interest Litigation). The outcome relocates the Rule of Law and Human Rights as the key principles guiding authorities’ actions towards development goals.

CSOs influence decision makers and stakeholders to foster the realization of human rights and Rule of Law