Rule of Law & Mediation

Guatemala

Partners began working in Guatemala in 2010 with its partner Tt DPK to provide on-going design, monitoring, and evaluation technical support to the USAID-funded Project Against Violence and Impunity.

Belize

Partners is facilitating dialogue between Belize's citizens, police and government to improve public security

Partners Announces Initiative in Belize to Improve Citizen Security

Partners for Democratic Change is pleased to announce a new 18-month initiative with the U.S. Embassy in Belize: Community-Police Collaboration to Improve Citizen Security in Belize (CPC-Belize).

Specialist in Peaceful Conflict Transformation Visits Argentina

John Paul Lederach, specialist in peaceful conflict transformation, shared his experiences in the field of peacebuilding in a visit to Buenos Aires.

Director of Parceiros Brasil Receives Prestigious Fellowship in Dispute Resolution

Gabriela Asmar, Director of Parceiros Brasil, has been selected as one of the class of 2011 Weinstein International Fellows by the JAMS Foundation, one of the leading dispute resolution institutions in the United States.

U.S. School Mediation Expert Conducts Training of School Administrators and Teachers in Rio de Janeiro with Parceiros Brasil

Parceiros Brasil advances conflict resolution and mediation techniques in Rio de Janeiro's school system.

Indigenous Leaders Meet to Discuss Partners Colombia's New Justice Program

Partners Colombia co-hosted an event in the city of Riohacha, bringing together over a hundred indigenous leaders, community representatives and local officials to discuss the project "Strengthening the Rights of the Wayuu".

Prestigious Innovare Award won by Gabriela Asmar, Director of the Partners' Center in Brazil.

Director Gabriela Asmar is the unanimous winner of the 2009 Innovare Award for her innovative work in helping lawyers broaden their view of conflict resolution.

Strategy for Development and Implementation of Mediation in Serbia

In this Serbian-language article, Blazo Nedic, Director of Partners-Serbia, offers ideas and guidelines for the development of mediation in Serbia.

Women Peacemakers Make Recommendations on How to Improve the Role of Women in Mediation

On January 18th, the Institute for Inclusive Security held its annual Policy Forum in Washington, DC, attended by Shukrije Gashi, Director of Partners Kosovo, and Nadwa Al-Dawsari, Director of Partners Yemen.

Catalysts for Democratic Change in the Americas

A regional program to strengthen the Inter-American Democratic Charter through increased awareness and engagement of civil society.

Roma/Hungarian Dialogue Builds a Framework for Change

Partners has worked for several years to improve Roma conditions in Hungary through cooperative planning, advocacy and mediation processes.

Sworn Enemies, Anarchists and Skinheads, Agree to End Mutual Violence

Partners mediated disputes between these two violence-prone groups in Slovakia.

Building Family Mediation Services

A history of Partners-Poland's Family Mediation Services which addressed the growing divorce rate.

Mediation Helps Small Business Sector Flourish

Partners-Hungary has also played a leading role in assisting SMEs by providing mediation services

Convict Resolution: Introducing Mediation to Prisons

Partners trained numerous diverse types of prison staff -- from guards to psychologists to prisoners themselves -- in order to promote mediation and limit conflict in these environments.

Fostering Ethnic Conciliation and Roma Opportunities

To mitigate group distrust and animosity, Partners coordinated several roundtables to promote open, public discussion about community issues among often these antagonistic ethnic groups.

Nadwa Al-Dawsari - Sustainable Leadership Fellow from Yemen

New Yemeni Leadership Fellow will address tribal conflicts and other important challenges to Yemen's developing democracy

Building Inter-Ethnic Dialogue

After garnering local support for the initiative, Partners-Czech led communication skill-building workshops in order to promote Roma-Czech dialogue and improve relations.

Oscar Gaitan - Sustainable Leadership Fellow from Colombia

Bringing extensive experience with legal reform in Colombia to new challenges facing multi-sector collaboration in policy development