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Justice for Accountability

Justice for accountability means that people and organizations can bring complaints to judiciaries, tribunals, and other forms of dispute resolution when the law is not being followed. Governments can reduce barriers around who can bring a claim to court, high costs, and a lack of information on how to pursue legal solutions. This can enable members of the public to help uphold the law.

The Open Gov Guide

The Open Gov Guide is the go-to resource for open government reformers. The guide provides concrete recommendations for policy makers, civil society representatives, and more on how to apply open government principles to real-world challenges. Readers can also use the guide to learn more about how governments at the national and local level are putting these values into practice through OGP action plans and beyond.

Learn more about this policy area in the “Justice for Accountability” chapter of the Open Gov Guide.

Challenge Commitments

As part of the Open Gov Challenge, the OGP Support Unit would like to recognize some of the most inspiring commitments made by participants to date. Read more about these exciting reforms on this topic below.

For a full list of Challenge commitments submitted by members, visit our Open Gov Challenge Commitment Tracker.

KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Increase Coordination to Support Justice Reform

Despite significant reforms in 2017, long-standing justice issues like arbitrary arrest, prolonged detention without trial, and torture persist in Kaduna State (Nigeria). The government committed to improving coordination and accountability among actors in the justice system by reactivating the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee and training justice officials and CSOs on understanding and supporting the rights of detainees.

All Commitments from OGP Members

Explore all justice commitments from OGP members.

The following list reflects commitments submitted through national or local action plans. For more details, visit OGP’s Data Dashboard.

Filter the commitments according to three categories evaluated by the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM): ambition, completion, and early results.

  • Ambition: Beginning with 2020 action plans, the IRM assesses ambition using an indicator called “Potential for Results.” This indicator is an early marker of a commitment’s potential to yield meaningful results, based on how the commitment is articulated in the action plan and the state of play in the respective policy area.
  • Completion: For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlined in the commitment were implemented.
  • Early Results: Beginning with 2021 action plans, the IRM assesses commitment results using an indicator called “Early Results”. This indicator compares the state of transparency, citizen participation, and/or public accountability before the action plan with the state at the end of the action plan.

Learn More

Data Dashboard: Explore data on how OGP members are implementing reform in key policy areas, including information on the ambition and early results of commitments

OGP Resources: Find all of OGP’s stories of reform, IRM reports, fact sheets, and other information in one place.

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