Many people in South Sudan have unmet justice needs countrywide for both everyday disputes and severe abuses. After decades of war, the country was left with a barely functioning justice and policing system, and institutions are unable to provide the coverage, accessibility and effectiveness of services people require. Where they are delivered, services are unequal, untimely and outcomes are often unfair. Despite security improvements, crime rates are high, SGBV remains prevalent; and human rights violations are regularly reported. The delays to implement the R-ARCCS widens the justice gap and human rights deficit, as the review of essential laws, security concerns, as well as conflict-related abuses of the past and root causes of conflict remain unaddressed in the absence of transitional justice, accountability, reconciliation, healing and other constitutional and security sector reforms
UNDP’s Access to Justice, Security and Human Rights Program supports the Judiciary of South Sudan; the Ministry of Justice; and the Ministry of Interior, including the South Sudan National Police Service and the National Prisons Service of South Sudan, the Law Reform Commission and the South Sudan Human Rights Commission to provide to increase access to justice, strengthen security and promote human rights in South Sudan as enablers for sustaining peace and development. Using a sector wide approach, UNDP provides support to the priorities of the rule of law institutions as articulated in their institutional strategic and or action plans, as well as promoting access to justice and safety by these institutions with community and civil society initiatives. Additionally, the Program accompany the government to implement its rule of law related commitment in the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, 2018.
The programme has prioritized support to strengthening the rule of law in specific states which seeks to improve the technical and functional skills of justice actors, increase access to justice and strengthen human rights. As a member of the Access to Justice, Security and Human Rights program, the Rule of Law Officer will focus on ensuring effective and tailored support towards these efforts through the provision of technical advice and implementation of projects to support the capacity building of rule of law and human rights institutions, promotion of people centered justice measures and making linkages with interventions to improve community security.
Capacity building of national and state level stakeholders:
Support to programme planning and implementation:
Facilitation of the strategic partnerships:
Knowledge management and communication of results:
Institutional Arrangement
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Chief Technical Advisor for Rule of Law and Program Manager, the Rule of Law Officer will focus on ensuring effective and tailored support towards these efforts through the provision of technical advice and implementation of projects to support the capacity building of justice and human rights mechanisms and promotion of inclusive and people centered approaches.
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