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Between Law and Society: Paralegals and the Provision of Primary Justice Services in Sierra Leone
October 2006
Published by the Open Society Justice Initiative, this report focuses on Timap for Justice, a pioneering organization training and deploying paralegals in rural Sierra Leone.

About Legal Capacity
The Open Society Justice Initiative provides human rights advocates with professional training in litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, research, and writing.

Central European University Fellows
Each year, the Open Society Justice Initiative sponsors 10 fellows to participate in a two-year program of study and practical work experience in human rights at Central European University.

Legal Empowerment of the Poor
The Open Society Justice Initiative is helping bolster the power of poor people as social and legal agents through the use of community-based paralegals programs in Sierra Leone, Ukraine, and Indonesia.

First Legal Clinic Opens in Lebanon
March 14, 2009
After extensive technical assistance from the Open Society Justice Initiative, Lebanon�s first legal clinic opened its doors on March 14, 2009.

Legal Clinics: Serving People, Improving Justice
2009
This brochure describes the Open Society Justice Initiative's efforts to launch clinics in 12 countries, from Sierra Leone to Cambodia to Afghanistan.

Fellows Program: Training the Next Generation of Human Rights Advocates
September 2009
This brochure covers the Open Society Justice Initiative's human rights fellowship program.