Improving access to justice for minorities, vulnerable groups, refugees and displaced persons; The CEMAC Commission undertakes to support its Member States in the efforts to guarantee access to justice for refugees and displaced persons. It intends to promote impartial justice free of all factors in its community space discrimination in order to guarantee full dignity and respect for the fundamental rights of minorities, vulnerable groups as well as refugees and displaced persons, because while the Declaration of the High Level Meeting on the Rule of Law held on September 24, 2012 in New York reaffirmed the commitment of States to facilitate access to justice for all (paragraphs 14 & 15), the countries of Central Africa are still struggling to take the necessary measures to this end. others, to ensure: – The empowerment of refugees and displaced persons so that they can react and seek redress in the event of injustice; – L ’Improving their legal protection; – Reducing the cost of legal advice and representation services. CEMAC States have also committed to it in the Declaration of the High-Level Meeting on the Rule of Law referred to above (paragraphs 12 & 14).
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
Regions: West and Central Africa
Contributors: Intergovernmental organisations