A Global Call to Action: Implementation of General Assembly Resolution 78/227 on Equal Access to Justice for All

Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (EST) / 16:30–17:30 (CET)

Room M3, Building M (VIC) | Vienna, Austria | Virtual

Hosted by the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the International Organizations in Vienna; UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section

On the sidelines of the 34th session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, this side event aims to take stock of progress in achieving equal access to justice for all and to discuss further opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange on the evidence-base in this area. The following objectives will guide the event:

• Present the recommendations on the Expert Group Meeting on Equal Access to Justice for All, held in Brasilia, Brazil.
• Promote knowledge exchange on evidence-based experiences in advancing equal access to justice for all.
• Provide inputs on the preparation of the workshop 2 at the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

Agenda

Welcome Remarks

• Anna Giudice, Team Leader, Access to Justice Team, CPCJS, Moderator

Session 1

• César A. V. Bonamigo, Charge d’affaires, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the International Organizations in Vienna
• John Brandolino, Director, Division for Treaty Affairs, UNODC

Session 2

• Sheila de Carvalho; Secretary of Access to Justice, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Brazil
• Erin McKey, Director and General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice, Government of Canada
• Sam Rogers Wairagala, Deputy Senior Technical Advisor and Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda
• José Ramón Antón Boix, Coordinator of the Ibero-American Program on Access to Justice, Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries (COMJIB)

Q&A

This event is co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Chile, Canada, The Netherlands, Thailand, and Uganda; Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries (COMJIB), Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies; and the International Legal Foundation (ILJ)