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S population are not satisfactorily protected by law or the institutions established to govern them.[1] The poor are in a particularly helpless position- their rights are routinely violated, they are unable to access formal institutions and are incapable of speaking out. In Sierra Leone the vast majority of the population do not have access to the formal justice system.[2] They have to rely on informal or traditional institutions which often leave them vulnerable to exploitation and discrimination.
With examples from a number of developing countries, this article briefly examines the value of the low-cost justice delivery model of community-based paralegals, in ensuring access to justice for the poor. Poverty and law A legal system can help promote poverty if it has laws that discriminate against the poor or which simply ignore their rights, interests or concerns. Recognition of the link between poverty and law in Sierra Leone ? ? ? ? ? Malawi Kenya. FIDA Kenya. Health NGOs Network.