One of the Commonwealth’s newly-accredited organisations, BarefootLaw, is marking a decade of award-winning service, helping local communities in Uganda gain access to the justice system while also educating them about the law.
Daily Monitor
Friday May 14 2021
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During the conference, Barefoot Law Uganda also launched findings from their two-year project Legal Empowerment of Women Using Technology (LEWUTI) that aims at empowering women to access legal services through technology and innovation
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The Minister of State for Gender and Culture Peace Mutuuzo has asked the Judiciary to embrace technology in the operations of Courts of law to ensure inclusive access to justice. “Since the fate of Covid-19 is not known, the Judiciary ought to consider putting up infrastructure to enable people even in rural communities attend court hearings online,” Ms Mutuuzo said.
She made the remarks at the National Conference on Women Rights organised by Barefoot Law in Kampala recently. Barefoot Law is a private organisation that uses innovations and technology to foster access to justice among disadvantaged women.