Statement from Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice on the Adoption of the Equal Access to Justice Resolution at the United Nations Crime Commission

<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br &sol;>&NewLine; Wednesday&comma; June 7&comma; 2023<br &sol;>&NewLine; Statement from Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice on the Adoption of the Equal Access to Justice Resolution at the United Nations Crime Commission<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mh-content-ad"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js&quest;client&equals;ca-pub-9162800720558968"&NewLine; crossorigin&equals;"anonymous"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle"&NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;"&NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article"&NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid"&NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-9162800720558968"&NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1081854981"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Office for Access to Justice today issued the following statement from Director Rachel Rossi following the adoption of the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Equal Access to Justice for All” resolution at the 32nd Session of United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice &lpar;CCPCJ&rpar; in Vienna&comma; Austria&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Office for Access to Justice is pleased to have played a role in the recent adoption by consensus of the first UN-CCPCJ resolution on access to justice&period; This resolution recognizes that when access to justice is limited or restricted in criminal justice systems&comma; the rule of law is undermined&period; The resolution emphasizes the importance of United Nations Member States taking &OpenCurlyQuote;all necessary steps to provide fair&comma; transparent&comma; effective&comma; non-discriminatory and accountable services that promote access to justice for all&semi;’ notes the importance of cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder partnerships&semi; promotes efforts that reduce inequities in justice systems&semi; and requests that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime hold a first-ever convening of experts on enhancing equal access to justice for all&period; The adoption of this resolution is a significant step forward&comma; as it establishes goals that reflect the same work and mission our Office has undertaken here in the United States&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Topic&lpar;s&rpar;&colon; Access to JusticeComponent&lpar;s&rpar;&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;justice&period;gov&sol;atj&sol;" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" >Office for Access to Justice<&sol;a>Press Release Number&colon; 23-635 <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Updated June 7&comma; 2023<a href&equals;https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;justice&period;gov&sol;opa&sol;pr&sol;statement-director-rachel-rossi-office-access-justice-adoption-equal-access-justice>Original Article<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;