新聞稿|台灣首次獲獎!民間司改會自全球424公民組織中脫穎而出,獲得「世界正義挑戰」(World Justice Challenge)大獎
2024-8-02
「世界正義挑戰」(World Justice Challenge,簡稱WJC)是一項由國際組織World Justice Project主辦的大型國際性計畫競賽,今年的主題是「法治」,以「民主基礎」為中心(The Rule of Law: Foundation of Democracy.),關注加強法治的有效策略,抵抗極權專制,重建對民主治理的信任。總計有109個國家、424個公民團體報名。
今日台灣時間凌晨01:30,在美國律師公會年會期間,WJC於芝加哥舉辦入圍30名1的最後決賽,最終選出五大主題各一位的大獎得主。
民間司改會由黃寬心律師(國際事務暨數位人權專案經理)代表出席,成功拿下大獎!讓世界再次看見台灣公民社會影響力,也看見台灣最老牌司法改革組織永續經營的成績!尤其今年適逢318運動十週年,以318義務律師平台為核心說明台灣公民社會在守護法治上的努力,此獎項格外具有意義。
感謝主辦單位,也感謝熱愛台灣、共同守護民主法治的民間司改會夥伴們。民間司改會將繼續努力,也期待在威權擴張時代下,台灣鞏固民主法治的決心與策略,能提供區域民主夥伴們信心與支持。
1包含奈及利亞地方組織Kimpact Development Initiative、波蘭地方組織Free Courts Foundation、賽爾維亞地方組織YUCOM (Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights)、拉丁美洲區域性組織The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice等。
CHICAGO (Aug. 1, 2024) – The World Justice Project announced the five winners of the World Justice Challenge 2024 during the “Meeting the Challenge: World Justice Project Convening on Democracy and the Rule of Law.” The winning projects all support this year’s theme of “The Rule of Law: Foundation of Democracy.”
These exemplary projects were chosen for their potential for replication and their demonstrated impact in advancing the rule of law in four categories: electoral processes and transitions of government power; justice institutions; free media and trustworthy information; and youth engagement. A special U.S. Building Trust prize was awarded to the strongest U.S. project making an impact in one of more the categories.
The winners were selected from a pool of 30 finalists from 23 countries, narrowed down from 424 submissions from 109 countries. The World Justice Challenge 2024 winners are:
Electoral Processes Prize: Pacto Pela Democracia (Brazil)
Justice Institutions Prize: Judicial Reform Foundation (Taiwan)
Media and Information Prize: Media Foundation for West Africa (Ghana)
U.S. Building Trust Prize: Common Cause (United States)
Youth Engagement and Alumni Vote Prize: Politize! – Civic Education Institute (Brazil)
堅持30年,我們深信改革的力量必須來自民間,支持司改會