devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Global: Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief: Analytical Report and Expert Consultations The project aimed at promoting and protecting freedom of religion or belief in line with international human rights standards and the rule of law by generating knowledge on domestic legal frameworks on freedom of religion and belief, and enhancing dialogue on legal aspects of domestic protection of freedom of religion or belief. To promote informed dialogue on religious tolerance; support international and regional efforts to ensure full respect for the right to religion or belief; and identify, share and strengthen good rule of law practices relating to this right at national levels. Policy-makers.
Jordan: Strengthening Capacity of National Partners in Economic Laws The project aimed to strengthen the capacity of the Judiciary in areas related to commercial and economic laws 1) To improve judicial capacity in economic laws. 2) To enhance entrepreneurs’ ability, with a focus on women entrepreneurs, to access justice in related commercial matters. The Judiciary, commercial courts, Judicial Councils/Training Centers/Institutes, Economic Chambers and Chambers of Commerce, women entrepreneurs, and investment agreement negotiators.
Ukraine: Supporting Justice Sector Reforms, Phase IV The project aimed to strengthen the capacity and integrity of institutions to combat corruption, deliver justice, and to improve public services. 1) To develop and implement a reforms process for the Office of Prosecutor General (OPG) in a systemic and transparent manner, in line with international standards and in coordination with national and international stakeholders. 2) To increase the institutional capacities of specialized criminal justice stakeholders. 3) To develop and implement a new legal and regulatory regime aimed at combatting corruption, supporting public sector reform and stimulating economic growth. 4) To increase integrity and accountability of targeted authorities while optimizing their capacities to provide key public services. Office of the Prosecutor General, specialized anti-corruption bodies, line ministries of the Government of Ukraine, regional municipalities.
The Gambia: Investment / Negotiation Support The project aimed to strengthen the legal framework on foreign investment in The Gambia. To strengthen the capacity of the Government of The Gambia to negotiate commercial and investment contracts relating to foreign investment. Officers of the Ministry of Justice
Liberia: Fighting Trafficking in Persons (TIP) The project aimed to reduce trafficking in persons (TIP) through effective investigations, prosecutions and convictions. 1) To enhance the capacity of law enforcement officials to identify, prevent, report and investigate TIP cases. 2) To improve the capacity of justice actors to appropriately prosecute and adjudicate TIP cases. 3) To strengthen sectoral response to TIP through improved coordination between government authorities, international organizations and civil society representatives. Direct beneficiaries: Liberia National Police (LNP), Liberia Immigration Services (LIS), Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) officers, judges, prosecutors and members of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force.
Indirect beneficiaries: Survivors of trafficking who will benefit from a more effective law enforcement response.
Mongolia and Regional: Commercial Mediation The project aimed to strengthen the effective use of mediation for the resolution of business disputes in Mongolia. 1) To support the establishment of a principal Mediation Center at the Mongolian Chamber of Commerce. 2) To gather data on the Center’s effectiveness. 3) To assist the General Council of Courts of Mongolia to extend its case management system to cover court-annexed mediation. 4) To provide tailor-made capacity development to selected mediators. Clients of commercial mediation.
Burundi: Research on the Effect of Land Tenure Registration on Land Disputes and Women's Land Rights 1) To generate useful knowledge on the impact of community-based land tenure registration on land disputes and ways to enhance that impact. 2) To generate useful knowledge on how to preserve and strengthen women’s customary rights to land in land tenure registration. The project aimed to contribute to improved land tenure security and reduce the level of land disputes to allow for an intensification of agriculture. The two municipalities of Mabanda and Vugizo in the province of Makamba.
Ukraine: Supporting the Establishment of Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) The project aimed to contribute to strengthening the capacity and integrity of Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions, and in turn improve public trust in the country's anti-corruption efforts. To support Ukraine's existing legislative effort on putting in place a transparent, efficient and accountable High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) by supporting the institutions tasked to conduct the HACC judge selection process, building the capacity of the HACC judges on key concepts and international best practices pertaining to anti-corruption, streamlining the HACC workflow through effective case management, and supporting the HACC in the development and implementation of a media and communications strategy with a view to improving public trust. Direct beneficiaries: HACC, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Public Council of International Experts and HACC judges. Indirect beneficiaries: Users of the justice system and society at large.
Somalia: Strengthening the Capacity of the Justice Sector to Prosecute Terrorism Offenses The project aimed to increase the capacity of the civilian justice system to prosecute terrorism offenses in accordance with international fair trial standards, while also minimizing the security risk posed by accused terrorists to Somali society. 1) To strengthen the capacity of personnel from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), the Judiciary and the Bar Association to deal with serious criminal offenses. 2) To facilitate an exposure visit to Kenya for key justice sector personnel to discuss lessons learned and good practices in the defense, prosecution and administration of terrorism trials. Personnel from justice institutions in South Central Somalia.
Mongolia: Strengthening Enforcement of Court Decisions - Bailiff Service Capacity Building (Phase II) The project aimed to assist in building stronger and better functioning legal institutions responsible for the commercial law sector, and to increase business confidence and investment climate in Mongolia. To support the more effective enforcement of court decisions by strengthening Mongolia's General Executive Agency of Court Decisions, and building the capacity of Mongolian bailiffs by: 1) developing and delivering modules of practical professional training that enhance the knowledge, skills and performance of enforcement officers; 2) establishing a pool of trained trainers that is able to deliver the modules in the identified areas on a long-term basis; and 3) enhancing the institutional capacity of the Agency. Mongolian bailiffs and the General Executive Agency of Court Decisions.
The Philippines: Sustainable Training and Education in the Philippines for Justice Professionals (STEP4JP) This project aims to develop the professional capacity of Philippine justice sector institutions to continuously improve the knowledge and skills of their staff and thereby improve the quality of justice delivery for the public. 1) To ensure that the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (‘target institutions’) have advanced trainers who can conduct training of trainers. 2) To increase the number of justice sector trainers in the target institutions. 3) To ensure that targeted justice sector trainers have the ability to conduct training on legal subject matters. 4) To ensure that the capacity development agencies in the target institutions have a high-quality strategic plan. 5) To ensure that the policies of the target institutions foster and retain high-quality trainers. 6) To ensure that the target institutions have systems to manage the learning needs of their professional staff. 7) To ensure that the target institutions and their international development partners have venues where they can exchange ideas and compare strategies on capacity development. 8) To ensure that the target institutions stage interagency learning events. Direct beneficiaries: Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Ombudsman (OMB), Supreme Court (SC). Indirect beneficiaries: Justice seekers and the wider population of the Philippines.
Afghanistan: Completing the Transition in Afghanistan: Justice Training Transition Program (JTTP) The project aimed to build the capacity of Afghan criminal justice professionals of the four partner institutions – the Supreme Court (SC), the Office of the Attorney General (AGO), the Ministry of Interior (MOI), and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) - through training and coaching, and supporting these institutions to progressively take responsibility for professional development, with the aim of making capacity building efforts sustainable in the long-term. To build the capacity of Afghan criminal justice professionals. The Supreme Court (SC), the Office of the Attorney General (AGO), the Ministry of Interior (MOI), and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
Rwanda: Strengthening the Rwandan Judicial Institutions in International Criminal Law The project aimed to improve access to justice for all Rwandans involved in international criminal law cases and to increase trust of the Rwandan population in the public sector's ability to fight corruption. 1) To increase alignment of justice actors involved in prosecution, defense or adjudication of transfer cases in Rwanda with best practices of international criminal law, including internationally-recognized rights of the accused and effective application of the Transfer Law. 2) To increase consistency in content and form of decisions and judgements rendered by the HCCIC and the Court of Appeal with best practices in international criminal law, including the Transfer Law. 3) To increase alignment of Rwanda Bar Association (RBA) practitioners with best practices in international criminal law, including internationally-recognized rights of the accused and effective application of the Transfer Law. 4) To increase responsiveness of judges and the private sector to corruption cases and economic crimes. Direct beneficiaries: Judges, legal researchers, and registrars of the High 
Court Chamber of International Crimes and the Court of Appeals involved in Transfer Cases; representatives of the Institute of Legal Practice and Development; members of the Rwanda Bar Association; judges of specialized chambers of the 12 intermediate courts; selected private sector representatives belonging to the Rwanda Private Sector Federation.
Egypt: Strengthening and Expanding HIV-Related Legal Services and Rights - Phase III The project aimed at building the capacity of legal and public health actors in Egypt to further develop an enabling legal and public health environment for the national response to HIV, focusing on legal services for people living with HIV and key affected populations, as well as access to medicines for the treatment of HIV. 1. To improve access to high-quality HIV-related legal and health care services. 2. To strengthen the legal and policy environment for HIV prevention and treatment. The project direct and indirect beneficiaries included: Non-governmental legal sector actors, public health advocates; people living with HIV; key populations, such as sex workers, drug users, and men who have sex with men; and Government legal sector and public health officials
Somalia: Alternative Dispute Resolution Somalia  Programme - Phase II This project aimed to improve access to formal as well as customary and informal justice for all Somalis, especially women and vulnerable groups. 1) To improve processes for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms in the targeted areas by improving capacity of the ADR units and Centres to provide efficient and human rights compliant services to the Somali population and improving awareness of justice seekers, especially vulnerable groups, of how to claim their rights through the ADR Centres. 2) To improve processes for the referral of GBV survivors and affected communities by improving the capacity of local justice actors and networks to support this referral. Direct beneficiaries: Federal Ministry of Justice, State Ministry of Justice, Judiciary, Police, Attorney General’s Offices, civil society and legal aid organizations.
Indirect beneficiaries: Somali population, specifically women, girls, survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and those at risk of GBV, internally displaced persons, youth, religious leaders, community elders, rural communities and minority social groups.
Armenia: Strengthening the Integrity of Armenia's Criminal Justice System The project aimed to support Armenia's anti-corruption efforts and reforms by establishing and applying integrity-based institutional management standards for specialized anti-corruption bodies. 1) To reinforce the legislative framework underpinning the foundations of specialized anti-corruption bodies in Armenia and to assist the Government of the Republic of Armenia in applying open, competitive and merit-based recruitment and performance appraisal systems and processes at the Specialized Anti-Corruption Court and the Anti-Corruption Committee. 2) To support the formation of a department within the Prosecutor General's Office on civil asset forfeiture, including through the delivery of training on the investigation of cases involving illicit assets and application of civil asset forfeiture legislation and surrounding procedure. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Court; the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia; the Ministry of Justice; the Supreme Judicial Council; and the Prosecutor General's Office.
Kyrgyzstan: Bailiff Service Capacity Building - Bailiffs Training, Regional Conference and Impact Assessment The project aimed to assist Kyrgyz judicial authorities to improve the effectiveness of bailiffs in the Kyrgyz Republic through bailiff training. 1) To provide tailor-made training on the enforcement of judgment debt. 2) To produce a set of recommendations on the enhancement of the operation of bailiff services in the Central Asian region. 3) To undertake an impact assessment to measure the effectiveness of the training. Direct beneficiaries: Bailiffs of the Court Enforcement Division of the Court Department under the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Indirect beneficiaries: The citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as businesses including those doing business abroad, investors, and other entities benefiting from improved court decision enforcement.
Afghanistan: Supporting Access to Justice in Afghanistan (SAJA) The project aimed to improve access to, and quality of, legal and protective services for disempowered and survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan. 1) To improve the quality of legal aid services offered to the poor and disempowered. 2) To increase the effectiveness of the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Units in the Attorney General's Office in prosecuting violence against women cases. 3) To improve the capacity of the Women’s Protection Centers to implement better services to address beneficiaries’ needs. 4) To increase awareness of women's rights, legal rights, and access to justice for target beneficiaries. Direct beneficiaries: The Afghanistan Legal Aid and Advocates Network, the Ministry of Justice and the Afghanistan Independent Bar Association.
Indirect beneficiaries: Recipients of legal aid services, particularly the indigent, marginalized and disempowered.
Moldova: Supporting the Independent Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee (CCIA) The project aimed to strengthen Moldova's capacity for more inclusive and accountable governance through implementation of sector-specific anti-corruption legislative and regulatory reforms. 1) To enable the Independent Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee (CCIA) with leading international and local technical expertise. 2) To operationalize the CCIA Secretariat to support effective planning and administration of the Committee's functions. Moldova's Independent Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee
Ukraine: Supporting Judicial Administration Reform The project aimed to continue to strengthen the transparency and accountability of Ukraine's judicial administration. 1) To reestablish the High Qualification Commission of Judges through a competitive procedure in line with Venice Commission's recommendations. 2) To support sitting members of the High Council of Justice undergo vetting in line with Venice Commission's recommendations. The High Qualification Commission of Judges and the High Council of Justice Ethics Commission
Montenegro: Capacity Building for the Agency for the Protection of Competition The project aimed to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Montenegro Agency for the Protection of Competition (APC) staff and judges to handle competition cases more effectively, with expected economic benefits for consumers and market participants. 1) To strengthen the capacity of the Montenegro APC staff and judges to handle competition cases more effectively. 2) To raise awareness of the Montenegrin Judiciary and other stakeholders, including the general public, of the Montenegrin competition policy through training, communication and institutional support. Direct beneficiaries: APC handlers, judges and members of the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro.
Indirect beneficiaries: Montenegrin consumers and market participants.
Global (Sierra Leone, The Philippines): Eliminating Discriminatory Laws on Paper and in Practice 1) To increase policy and programmatic commitments to discriminatory law reform. 2) To enhance capacity of law reform commissions, ministries, judiciaries, parliaments and civil society organizations to repeal discriminatory laws against women. The project aimed to facilitate elimination or reforms of discriminatory laws against women and girls. Direct beneficiaries: The Philippines: Congress of the Philippines, Philippine Commission on Women; Sierra Leone: Office of the Attorney General/Ministry of Justice, Justice Sector Coordination Office. Indirect beneficiaries: Women and girls
Africa Regional (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger): Appui Intégré aux Systèmes de Justice Pénale - Phase de démarrage The Start-Up phase of the project aimed to undertake the necessary operational and staffing activities in preparation of the longer-term Project which will seek to strengthen the links between, and the capacities of, justice institutions and local communities in the Sahel region, in order to improve access to justice, address root causes for forms of crime and violence that constitute a major source of instability and help bring an end to impunity. To strengthen the links between, and the capacities of, justice institutions and local communities in the Sahel region. Justice institutions and local communities in the Sahel region.
The Gambia: Improving Access to Justice in The Gambia This project aims to improve access to justice for the people of The Gambia. 1) The Judicial Training Institute has the knowledge and tools required to develop professional courses and reference materials in new subject areas and deliver these courses to justice sector actors. 2) Magistrates, judges and prosecutors in three (3) rural divisions have improved knowledge, skills and equipment to adjudicate cases of crimes including those of gender-based violence. 3) Commissioners and prosecutors share information on criminal cases through a unified case tracking system. 4) National partners conduct legal awareness and community outreach campaigns in the targeted rural divisions. Direct beneficiaries: Judiciary (High Court, Magistrate Court and Judicial Training Institute) and Ministry of Justice (Attorney General’s Chambers and National Human Rights Commission). 
Indirect beneficiaries: Justice seekers, especially vulnerable groups, women and victims of human rights violation, including gender-based violence.
Global (Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, The Gambia, Uganda): Investment Support Programme (ISP) for the Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) The programme aims to contribute to improve Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) management in beneficiary countries, and level the playing field between Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) and foreign investors on investment-related matters. To provide demand-driven legal and technical assistance and complementary capacity development on investment-related matters, including negotiations and dispute settlement, to eligible stakeholders (government, public and private enterprises) in the Least-Developed Countries. Governments, state-owned enterprises, and eligible private sector entities in beneficiary Least-Developed Countries.
Kenya: Advancing Legal Approaches to Biodiversity Mainstreaming The project aimed to increase commitment and action to strengthen legislative and policy frameworks to mainstream biodiversity and achieve related environmental sustainability goals. 1) To support the country to gain access to assessment tools that provide prompt, targeted and effective policy advice to work towards biodiversity mainstreaming. 2) To support the country to apply the new assessment tools to local context to define concrete legislative and policy actions to take towards biodiversity mainstreaming. Indirect beneficiaries: Citizens of Kenya
Tajikistan: Commercial Mediation (Phase II): Capacity Building of the Mediation Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry The project aimed to support the Tajik Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) to build and foster the institutional capacity of the Mediation Center. 1) To support the Mediation Center in improving its effectiveness by preparing statutory documents, rules, guidelines of operations and a gender strategy. 2) To support the Mediation Center in developing a public awareness campaign strategy to promote mediation among the relevant agencies, Judiciary and general public. 3) To develop and conduct an intensive basic training of trainers for mediators within the Mediation Center. Direct beneficiaries: The Mediation Centre at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 
Indirect beneficiaries: Tajik business community and court users.
Kyrgyzstan: Bailiff Service Capacity Building - Commercial Law Judicial Training The project aimed to carry out a functional analysis of the operational capacity of the Court Enforcement Agency, and put forward a set of recommendations (including a blue-print for the caseload management system) to serve as a plan of action for corresponding intervention. To enhance the capacity of Kyrgyz bailiffs to enforce judgements in commercial matters more effectively. The Kyrgyz Court Enforcement Agency of the Court Department (CEA) and the Court Department (CD).
The Bahamas: Promoting an Enabling Environment for Good Governance in The Bahamas The project aims to increase the trust of Bahamian citizens in the criminal justice system in The Bahamas. 1) The Bahamian criminal justice system has the capacity to investigate, utilize evidence, and prosecute cases to ensure a fair trial. 2) Key stakeholders advocate for legal and policy framework reforms to improve institutional transparency, integrity, and accountability. 3) Bahamian citizens are aware of and able to access public information. Office of the Attorney General, Ministry of Legal Affairs, Department of Public Prosecutors, Office of the Information Commissioner, Public Defender’s Office, police prosecutors, police investigators