Accessing Justice in Solomon Islands

August 3, 2021


Welcome to an episode on access to justice in Solomon Islands.

In this episode, we speak to Dr Paul Mae, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs and Mr George Gray, Public Solicitor at the Public Solicitor’s Office (PSO) to discuss ways in which they are working to build trust in the formal justice system so that everyone can exercise their human right to the fullest extent possible.

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