African Law Foundation (AFRILAW)

About

African Law Foundation (AFRILAW) is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan development law organization with headquarter at Enugu, Enugu State of Nigeria, and office at Abuja, which is registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as a non-profit organization and company limited by guarantee with registration number RC 1159775. 

Vision

The vision of AFRILAW is a prosperous Africa and a world where people live just and better life. Our mission is to build a better and sustainable African society through the rule of law, human rights and justice.

Focus

AFRILAW works and services are currently focused on:

• Organised Crime and Criminal Justice Administration;
• Access to Justice and Legal Empowerment of the Poor;
• SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals);
• Drugs Law and Policy Reform;
• Public Safety and Security;
• Public Health Law and Human Rights;
• Democratic Governance and Civic Participation;
• Business and Human Rights/Corporate Accountability;
• Fair Trade and Sustainable Investment;
• Gender Justice;
• Child Rights Protection;
• Climatic Justice.

Network

AFRILAW is a member of many local and international associations and networks such as:

• Global Legal Empowerment Network;
• CSOs Observatory on Administration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria;
• Community Intervention Network on Drugs (CIND);
• HIV Justice Worldwide;
• Coalition on Human Rights in Development;
• OECD Watch Network;
• African Coalition on Corporate Accountability (ACCA);
• International Advocates Working Group (IAWG);
• International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA);
• CIVICUS Global Alliance;
• Affirmative Action Initiative for Women (NCAA);
• International Association of Legal Ethics;
• Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE);
• Child Protection Network (CPN); 
• MenEngaged Global Alliance;
• World Federation for Democracy;
• World Bank-Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development.