On January 15, 2016, on behalf of the civil society organizations from the region, representative of the Association for Democratic Initiatives participated at the Steering Committee meeting of the Balkans Regional Rule of Law Network (BRRLN) project. This three-year project was initiated in 2014, and implemented by the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI),[/box] with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This program seeks to strengthen the rule of law in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia, by building mechanisms for collaboration and sharing best practices, tools, and knowledge among the region’s bar associations and justice-sector civil society organizations (CSOs).
Some of the goals of the project are: to improve the capacity of the bars to better serve their members and citizens, to improve the social standing of the advocates in society through civic engagement and to promote pro bono and public service by the legal profession.
As a member of the working group Legal Aid, Ex Officio Defense, ADI has opportunity to address some of the deficiency of the existing system regarding the free legal aid and pro bono work of the lawyers in BiH. Our suggestions and recommendations are based on Country report “Access to information, advice and active help” and advocacy plan made under the Triple A project activities.
15. januara 2016. godine, predstavnica Asocijacije za demokratske inicijative je ispred organizacija civilnog društva učestvovala na sastanku Upravnog odbora projekta Balkanske regionalne mreže za vladavinu prava. Ovaj trogodišnji program je iniciran i implementiran od strane ABA ROLI-ja, (American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative) uz podršku Američke agencije za međunarodni razvoj (USAID). Svrha projekta je unapređenje vladavine prava u Albaniji, Bosni i Hercegovini, Kosovu, Makedoniji i Srbiji kroz izgradnju mehanizama za suradnju i razmjenu najboljih praksi, alata i znanja između advokatskih komora u regionu i organizacija civilnog društva koje u fokusu svog rada imaju sektor pravosuđa.
Neki od ciljeva programa su: unaprijediti kapacitete advokatskih komora kako bi bolje služile svojim članovima i građanima, te unaprijediti položaj advokata u društvu kroz građanski angažman i promicanje pro bono usluga od strane pravne struke.
Kao član radne grupe „Pravna pomoć i odbrana po službenoj dužnosti“ ADI ima priliku da ukaže na manjkavosti postojećeg sistema besplatne pravne pomoći, uloge i angažmana advokata u BiH.
Naše preporuke i sugestije se temelje na nalazima izvještaja “Pristup informacijama, savjetima i besplatnoj pravnoj pomoći u BiH”, te zagovaračkom planu koji su dio aktivnosti projekta Trostruko A.