Support Research on Legal Aid and Paralegals in India

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UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and the planet. UNDP’s Global Policy Network (GPN) is a network of global experts and practitioners, from local to global, anchored by the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support and the Crisis Bureau. The GPN is a cutting-edge provider of timely development advice, delivering support to Country Offices and programme countries in a coherent manner to connect countries to the world of knowledge, resources, and networks of best practices they need to achieve development breakthroughs.

The Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026: End Inequalities. End AIDS and the 2021 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030 recognise that despite progress, AIDS remains an urgent global crisis. UNDP is one of the co-sponsors of the UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and as such, under the UNAIDS division of labor convenes support on law and policy reforms and co-convenes the work on access of key HIV populations to services, with a strong focus on prevention.

The project will contribute to the reduction of human rights violations, inequalities, exclusion and stigma, and discrimination experienced by key populations. The proposed project aims to strengthen the evidence base, develop advocacy and capacity, and be used during convenings of regional and national dialogues that bring together national decision-makers and key stakeholders from the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches of government with civil society organizations, their allies, and other stakeholders.

The law underlies nearly every aspect of people’s lives, including health, employment, education, housing, and entrepreneurship. In many countries, unequal access to and discrimination in these sectors create real barriers to economic participation, especially for traditionally marginalized populations (men who have sex with men, transgender populations, people living with HIV, people who use drugs, youth, women, migrants, and others). Providing people access to justice enables them to tackle these inequalities, and to participate in legal processes that can also challenge stigma and discrimination and promote more inclusive laws and policies.

To that end, we are seeking to collaborate with Online Volunteers through this assignment, specifically by conducting desk research related to Legal Aid and Paralegals in India.

We are looking for Online Volunteers who have experience in research with excellent writing skills. The task will include the following responsibilities:

• Discuss and determine parameters for the research
• Identify and gather sources
• Conduct research
• Fill out a table with the answers from the selected research

The average estimated workload is expected to include roughly reviewing 5-7 documents (these can include articles, studies etc.) over the course of the entire duration.

The Online Volunteer will be expected to use these documents to submit the following deliverables under the following areas:

1. General Information
   2. Legal Aid
   3. Paralegals
   4. Community Paralegals
   5. Mapping of Known Organizations

Candidates should have strong research and analytical skills. Background knowledge and working experience in the following:

Experience in law and legislative matters, political and social sciences, governance, and human rights in (selected country).

Strong proficiency in conducting legal analysis.

Experience related to paralegal work, and legal aid to community members and key populations would be an advantage.

[region/country/area/topic] is desirable.

A degree in a related field is considered an asset (Law; International Development; Political, Social or Human Sciences; Governance; International Relations or any Related Fields).

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