COVID-19 has highlighted and exacerbated alarming gaps in justice systems globally, compounded by a worrying disregard in some quarters for the rule of law, particularly at the state level. This is a widespread crisis but has a particular impact on the lives and rights of women, who remain subject to persistent and systemic discrimination.
This policy paper sets out the international legal frameworks and instruments that all states are obliged to respect, and makes recommendations to governments, civil society, and the legal community to ensure that access to justice and the rule of law form the bedrock of the postpandemic recovery.
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