Establishment of an Asia Regional Network of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers to Support A2J for People Who Use Drugs

Time: 
09/02/2016 - 08:30-09/02/2016 - 17:30
Room: 
Padma Room at Puri Dalem Hotel
Speaker(s): 
Nick Thomson
Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh
Doug Colbert
Bruce Lasky

The Roundtable/Workshop will be attended by participants throughout the region focusing on providing various types of legal services to People Who Use Drugs( PWUD) . It will build on the synergy and momentum of the 5th Asia Pro Bono Conference session entitled "Pro Bono, Drug Users and Access to Justice in Asia".  The goals of the Roundtable include: 

  • The establishment of key focal points and steering group to support the development of the ‘country snap shots’ report to inform the building of the network
  • An agreed framework and methods for the research associated with the research to inform the country snaps
  • The roadmap for the production of a Regional Report that would blueprint the network formation
  • Agreement on the proposed next steps towards release of the work at the Access to Justice week in Chiang Mai, January 2017

 

Roundtable Meeting Agenda

8.30am:                               Registration and Coffee

9.00-9.15am:                     Welcome and Introductions 

9.15am-9.30am:               Background and Context for the Meeting 

  • Need for a Regional Network
  • Potential Impact of a Regional Network at Individual and National Level

9.30 – 10.30am                 Country Level Snap Shots  (Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam) and International Perspectives

  • What is current situation of pro bono/legal support for PWUDs in each country
  • Opportunities and Challenges in network growth in each country
  • Similarities and Differences across the region

10.30-10.45am                   Coffee Break

10.45am – 12pm               Considerations, Challenges and Opportunities in Growing the Network

  • How do we blend drug policy reform work at national level with pro bono/legal service provision at individual level?

12pm-1pm                           Lunch

1pm-2pm                             Research Strategy to Inform Regional Network Development                                              

  • Methods
  • Analysis
  • Timelines

2pm-3pm                    Governance, Steering Group and Resourcing                                                                     

3pm-3.30pm                      Next Steps and Wrap Up

3.30 -5.30pm                     Reception