Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Strengthening Rule of Law in Criminal Defense
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to strengthen and promote the rule of law and facilitate a stable criminal justice system in Burkina Faso by bolstering the capacity of existing bar and legal aid associations to provide advocacy, training, and on-going professional development for defense attorneys. Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms requires effective access to legal services by an independent and fully functioning legal profession ...