Justice and Empowerment Initiatives (JEI) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with offices in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. JEI supports the Nigerian Slum / Informal Settlement Federation (Federation) to empower poor and marginalized individuals and communities to lead the changes that they would like to see in their communities — whether more significant access to justice for the poor, pro-poor urban governance and policy or community-led in-situ upgrading and development. It seeks to work alongside urban poor communities to build bottom-up accountability and innovative justice solutions.
Mission
To work side-by-side with urban poor communities to build bottom-up accountability and innovative justice solutions. JEI works to empower poor and marginalized individuals and communities to lead the changes that they would like to see in their communities — whether more significant access to justice for the poor, pro-poor urban governance and policy or community-led in-situ upgrading and development.
Our work in development finance
J&EI-Nigeria works to educate communities affected by MDB-financed projects about their rights under applicable MDB policies and human rights law and accompany them in their engagements with the MDBs and responsible authorities.
Geographic Focus
Africa
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We are excited to announce that, w/ our member @WRIEquity, we are developing a new initiative to protect Grassroots Environmental #Defenders!
The Standing Together for Environmental Defenders (#STAND) will offer training, financial support and collaborative partnerships 🧵(1/4)
📢 Save the Date! 📅 16:00CET, 9 April
Join BHRRC’s @ChristenDobson as she speaks at the online launch of new Indicators on Business & Human Rights, spearheaded by @ISHRglobal.
Register here👉: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5m9V1XgyQ0mN83ltukcjFg#/registration
🚨Today, as their hearing takes place, we urge authorities in #ElSalvador to drop all charges against 5 environmental rights defenders from @ades_sm.
The criminalization of HRDs for peacefully protecting their territory must end❗️
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/upcoming-hearing-five-community-leaders-and-environmental-rights-defenders-facing-2
Very worrying news from #Kyrgyzstan, where the president has signed the controversial law on "foreign representatives", that risks stigmatizing and silencing critical voices.
https://cpj.org/2024/04/kyrgyzstan-president-signs-russian-style-foreign-agents-law/
In a recent letter, local & intl CSOs had called on development banks to take a stance to protect #civicspace and use their leverage to push the Kyrgyz govt to stop the law.
https://rightsindevelopment.org/news/kyrgyzstan-foreign-representative-law/
Standing in solidarity with our Kyrgyz partners, we hope the govt will now withdraw the other proposed law on NGOs and will not use the new bill on foreign repr to target critics & silence dissent.
Read more in this analysis by @ICNLAlliance 👇
https://www.icnl.org/post/analysis/analysis-of-the-kyrgyz-republic-draft-law-on-non-governmental-organizations