EUPOL Afghanistan launches information campaign on fundamental rights
(BRUSSELS2) “ We have been waiting for a long time to develop legal assistance activities and EUPOL is welcome to help us achieve this goal” said Mullah Salim F. of Kuhlm district in response to EUPOL Afghanistan's announcement of a campaign to educate people about their basic rights and improve access to assistance legal.
Adaptation to local traditions
The “Getting Access to Legal Aid” campaign is a project launched by the Department of Justice of the province of Balkh (northern Afghanistan), in cooperation with the Independent Association of Afghan Lawyers (AIBA) and the EUPOL Afghanistan mission. . Set up specifically for a poorly educated public, it aims to be " in line with local traditions we explain to EUPOL Afghanistan. This programme, supported by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, will develop around videos, radio spots, and coloring and drawing books for children. It will first be implemented in districts that present " the best possible conditions for an optimal implementation of this campaign ».
An information workshop for legal assistance
An ATLAS (Access To Legal Aid) workshop was held in Mazar-e-Sharif and showed an urgent need to inform non-urban populations of their rights and the possibility they have of accessing legal assistance. A member of EUPOL staff explains "that the ATLAS platform was planned as the start of the campaign and is a first step". This campaign should also extend to other neighboring provinces such as Samangan.
