IRLI Supporting Financial Crime Investigation and Asset Recovery in Zambia

In Zambia, judges and magistrates are strengthening how courts respond to victims and vulnerable witnesses through trauma-informed, rights-based judicial practice.

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) is working with justice sector partners in Zambia to improve access to justice by bringing court hearings directly into correctional facilities.

Across Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, IRLI works alongside justice institutions to strengthen trauma-informed practice, improve coordination, and remove barriers to access — so justice protects, not harms.

IRLI’s ongoing work in Zambia includes different access to justice programmes, one of which is helping to decongest the country’s seriously overcrowded prisons.

What does the rule of law mean? That’s the question on our podcast this month, with our guest Maria McCloskey, Irish Rule of Law International’s (IRLI) Executive Director.

The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) is a key partner in IRLI's Zambia programme and through its Gender-Based Crimes Department (GBCD) it plays a vital role in prosecuting these crimes and advocating for stronger legal protections. We caught up with Monde Manyando Muyoba-Chizongo, Senior State Advocate, and Chali Mbewe Hambayi, the Director of the GBCD.

In the second edition of our ongoing series highlighting the work of our partner organisations worldwide, we spoke with Sara Larios and Kabota Kabwe Chipopola from Undikumbukire Project Zambia. Founded in 2014 in response to a lack of resources in the Zambian criminal justice system, the human rights organisation does brilliant work in providing legal and social assistance to at-risk children.