Justice Within Reach is a new global initiative to realize the transformative promise of diverse pathways to people-centred justice by securing political commitment, mobilizing investment, and strengthening local leadership. The campaign is a strategic force for building political will, financing, and capacity to deliver people-centred justice.

Featuring senior policymakers, thought leaders, and expert practitioners, this global campaign launch will be the public debut of Justice Within Reach. This event will share the campaign strategy and brand identity, foster dialogue around the roles of diverse stakeholders in planned activities, and generate a sense of momentum toward campaign objectives.

Main objectives

  1. Share the Justice Within Reach campaign strategy and brand identity with key stakeholders, identifying practical opportunities for engagement and expected outcomes
  2. Foster dialogue around the role of key stakeholders in campaign activities, strengthening buy-in and co-ownership and contributing to the broadening of the campaign coalition
  3. Generate political and organizational momentum toward campaign aims, including specific planned activities in 2026

This event is organized by the African Centre of Excellence for Access to Justice, Cordaid, the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL), Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, World Justice Project, and the Working Group on Customary and Informal Justice & SDG16+ [led by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO)].

Agenda

  • Welcome Remarks

  • Keynote Remarks

  • Campaign Strategy and Key Trajectories

Full Agenda
  • Our Vision: Many Ways to a More Just World

  • Reflections and Concluding Remarks

Speakers

  • Hon. Hugo Aguilar Ortiz

    President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Mexico (Keynote address)

  • Heleen van den Berg

    CEO, Cordaid

  • Hon. Nancy A. Catamco

    Secretary and Chairperson, National Commission of Indigenous Peoples, the Philippines

  • Pascale Bambara

    Director of Access to Justice and Aid to Victims, Ministry of Justice, Burkina Faso

  • Dr. Wambua Kithuku

    Executive Director, Kituo Cha Sheria

  • Udo Jude Ilo

    CEO, HiiL

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  • Zainab Malik

    Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor, HiiL

  • Davide Soto-Naranjo

    Security & Justice Expert, Cordaid

  • Leonie Mutoni

    Coordinator, African Centre of Excellence for Access to Justice

  • Laura Ospina

    Senior Program Officer, Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies (Moderator)

Event Conveners

  • IDLO logo with text
  • Pathfinders logo. Text reads
  • Working Group on Customary and Informal Justice and SDG16+ logo in red text.