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INFO RUEHDBU/AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 0913

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DUSHANBE 000723 
 
(CORRECTED COPY) 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR SCA/CEN (PRESCOTT) 
INL/AAE (BUHLER) 
JUSTICE (DUCOT AND NEWCOMBE) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SNAR KJUS KCRM PGOV TI
SUBJECT: JUSTICE SECTOR REFORM GRANT RECIPIENTS 
 
DUSHANBE 00000723  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
¶1. Summary: Via recently launched Justice Sector Reform program, 
INL Dushanbe Issued eight grants totaling $300,000 to Tajik 
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to carry out programs in 
court monitoring, legal aid to indigents, legal education, legal 
representation of minors, and third party arbitration.  The 
Deputy Chief of Mission launched implementation of the grants by 
hosting a reception for the recipients of 2009 Justice Sector 
Reform Grants.  End summary. 
 
 
 
¶2. On May 7 DCM Necia Quast kicked off the grant season by 
inviting representatives of the local NGO's awarded grants under 
INL's Justice Sector Reform Program To reception.  She 
personally wished grantees success in implementing projects that 
aim to promote Rule of Law and Human Rights, both guaranteed by 
the Constitution of Tajikistan.  The grantees will carry out the 
following projects. 
 
 
 
¶3. Child Rights Center (CRC) lawyers will provide children with 
legal representation starting at pretrial stage and temporary 
detention through sentencing.  CRC will ensure that correct 
legal processes are followed and work to develop institutional 
capacities to treat children in trouble with the law 
appropriately. 
 
 
 
¶4. The Human Rights Center and Bureau of Human Rights will 
assist the Government of Tajikistan in fulfilling its national 
and international obligations to provide fair trials by 
monitoring criminal proceedings in different regions.  The Court 
Monitoring projects will promote improvement of the judicial 
system and build court monitoring capacities of public 
organizations through reporting their observations and provide 
recommendations during round table discussions with participants 
of the justice sector. 
 
 
 
¶5. The Association of the Young Lawyers and NGO "Amparo" will 
increase the knowledge and skills of teachers of law which will 
improve the quality of teaching of law and human rights in 
secondary schools.  The training material developed in this 
project will be included into the secondary school curriculum. 
 
 
 
¶6. The NGO "Zumrad" will implement a project to train young 
people living in different rural areas of Tajikistan.  (Note: 50 
percent of the Tajik population is 18 or younger. End note.) 
The young people will be involved in interactive activities and 
discussions to learn about their constitutional rights and the 
key points of the Convention on Child Rights.  This includes the 
right to education, healthcare, a healthy environment, 
protection against all forms of physical or psychological 
violence, and protection against economic exploitation.  The 
trained youth will pass messages to others via puppet theater 
performances in schools of smaller settlements and villages. 
 
 
 
¶7. NGO "Agrofund" will popularize and widen the network of 
independent third party arbitrations in resolving economic 
disputes to ensure better access for more entrepreneurs to the 
justice sector. 
 
 
 
¶7. The Association of Women Scientists of Tajikistan and the NGO 
"Samar" will create free legal aid centers to provide free legal 
consultation and represent low income population in the courts 
in different regions of Tajikistan. 
 
 
 
¶5.  Comments:  In this first-ever INL sponsored grants program, 
we expect to reach beyond government ministries to teach 
different segments of the population about their rights and 
legal opportunities. 
 
 
 
 
DUSHANBE 00000723  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
End comment. 
JACOBSON