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Haiti - Justice : Capacity building of courts and State-Civil offices
29/08/2011 12:24:44

Haiti - Justice : Capacity building of courts and State-Civil offices
The Regional Office of the Justice Section of the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (Minustah) has launched at the beginning of the month the active phase of the project "Strengthening of the operational capabilities of the institutions of the rule of law in the department of the South" in partnership with the Court of First Instance of the Les Cayes and the NGO CARITAS. This project aims to provide to some public institutions the necessary materials and equipment for the proper functioning of their services.

"This is to build the capacity of courts and State-Civil offices of Department of the South and improve the conditions of detention in the civil prison in Les Cayes that we initiated this Quick Impact Project (QIP) with our partners" explains Me Jean-Louis Marcello, of Regional Office of the Justice Section of the Minustah in Les Cayes, which states that this is the dean of the Court of First Instance of Les Cayes, Me Pierre E. Vaval, who helped identify the needs, while CARITAS is responsible for managing the funds provided by the Minustah, which amounts to 2,462,000 gourds (± U.S. $ 61,000).

The Prison civil of Les Cayes was selected to receive the first batch of material, 200 mattresses and 400 plates put at the disposition of the inmates, as well as office equipment for the Registry which had been burned during the escape attempt in January 2010.

The remaining of the material, is primarily intended for the State-Civil offices and to some courts all considered to be priority, "It is composed of metal filing cabinets for storage, desks and office chairs for the authorities, chairs for visitors, benches for the courtrooms and registers of Civil status" added Me Marcello.

Each of the 15 courts concerned by the project: The Court of Appeals of Les Cayes, the Court of First Instance of Les Cayes, the prosecution of Les Cayes, the Court of First Instance of the Coteaux and the courts of Peace: Camp-Perrin, Maniche, Coteaux, Tiburon, Damassin, Port-à-Piment, Rendel, Chardonnières, la Cahouane, Ile à Vache and Chantal will receive kits containing two metal filing cabinets, desk and desk chair, 10 chairs for visitors and benches.

The 10 State-Civil offices chosen : Les Cayes, Camp-Perrin, Torbeck, Coteaux, Aquin, Cavaillon, Tiburon, Rendel, Port-à-Piment, Chardonnières will each receive kits containing two metal filing cabinets, desks, and office chair, chairs for 10 guests, 48 registers of Civil status.

The Bar of the Order of Lawyers of the Coteaux also received a desk, chairs and metal filing cabinets.

To date, over 50% of the material was delivered and this will continue until October 2011.

HL/ HaitiLibre

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