The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy arranged a series of 05 Webinars on “the Right to Legal Aid through District Legal Empowerment Committees (DLECs).”
The objectives of the sessions are to enhance understanding of the DLEC Rules, 2011 and sensitize participants on their effective implementation.
The participants included District & Sessions Judges from Newly Merged Districts, Malakand Division & Central Districts, Deputy Commissioners, President District Bar Associations, and Superintendents Jails/Central Prisons, members of Civil Society and nominee of Peshawar High Court.
So far, the Academy has conducted three sessions on 15th & 17th – 18th of July, 2023.
The webinar opened with an orientation session on the Right to Legal Aid, its international and national perspectives and on provision of Legal Aid through DLECs conducted by Mr. Muhammad Shoaib, Dean Faculty. It was followed by discussion & Q & A. Participants shared their views and experiences and suggested measures for improving the process of access to free legal aid and its effectiveness.