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Paralegal Advisory Service Institute (PASI)

Is a Non-governmental organisation

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Improving efficiency
and effectiveness
in the justice system

by making it responsive to the needs of all users, particularly the poor and vulnerable;

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Conducting
trainings for
paralegals;

promoting legal literacy in places of detention and communities;

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PARALEGAL ADVISORY SERVICE INSTITUTE AND ITS COMMUNITY-BASED JUSTICE PROGRAMME

Paralegal Advisory Service Institute (PASI) formerly Paralegal Advisory Service (PAS) is a Non-governmental organisation that begun as a programme of Penal Reform International (PRI) in 2000 and became independent in 2007.
The programme was in cooperation with PRI in the provision of paralegal services in police stations, courts, and prisons.

In August 2007, the Paralegal Advisory Service Institute (PASI) was registered as an independent Malawian legal entity.

Our MISSION

PASI Malawi

The object of PASI is to make justice accessible to all people in Malawi through

Efficiency and Effectiveness

Improving efficiency and effectiveness in the justice system by making it responsive to the needs of all users, particularly the poor and vulnerable;

Legal Aid

providing legal aid at all stages of the criminal justice process as well as ensuring a comprehensive national paralegal aid delivery service mechanism which offers appropriate basic legal assistance and advice to poor people in conflict with the law;

Trainings

  • conducting trainings for paralegals;

Policy & Legal Reforms

  • encouraging policy and legal reforms for archaic laws which hinder enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms of people who are in places of detention;

Research

  • engaging in research in the areas of human rights with the principal aim of informing and influencing policy change;

Effective Networking

  • initiating and encouraging harmonious and effective networking amongst different justice agencies and all key stakeholders in the justice system at all levels (locally, regionally and internationally);
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