732- During these sessions, 80 paralegals398 were equipped with criminal law and legal aid information to assist persons in detention. A Methodology Guide for Intervention in Legal and Judicial Aid was drafted by these private actors to serve as a didactic material for these paralegals and for the public. In 2016, over 2000 copies were distributed by the CSO “Nouveau Droits de l’Homme” (NDH). 3: The Creation of adequate Educative and other Appropriate Structures while paying Special Attention to Women and Raising Awareness among all Strata of Society on the Rights of Women. 733- Activities to raise awareness on Human Rights in general include sensitisation about women’s rights. Radio broadcasts aired sometimes in local languages and magazines were also dedicated to the promotion of women’s rights. This is the case with the magazine “Femmes et familles” [Women and Families] published by MINPROFF as well as weekly slots broadcast on air over public and private media. Moreover, television programmes were also aired during the commemoration of days dedicated to women. 4: The Training of Bodies Charged with Applying the Law at all Levels for Proper Interpretation and Effective Application of Equal Rights between Men and Women. 734- Capacity building for legal stakeholders is one of the levers by which Government mainstreams equal rights in the management of legal proceedings. For effective mastery of principle of equal rights between men and women, training sessions are regularly organised for legal stakeholders. 735- In 2012, 3 capacity building seminars were organised for judicial staff on the implementation of CEDAW399 by Government with the support of its partners for the benefit of 85 Magistrates, 10 Notaries Public and 6 Bailiffs working in the Courts of Appeal of the Centre, Littoral and Far North Regions. The main goal was to raise awareness stakeholders on the implementation of CEDAW in the courts as one of the indicators of “equal access to justice for all” while waiting for the harmonisation of national laws with international human rights legal instruments ratified by Cameroon. 736- Other capacity building seminars for Magistrates and Lawyers on the implementation of CEDAW and the Protocol to the ACHPR on the Rights of Women in Africa were organised by the WCIC Association in November 2017 and May 2018 in Yaounde and Douala respectively. 5: A Balanced Representation of Women in Judicial Institutions and those in Charge of Applying the Law. 737- Government expressed the will to get women involved in the judicial system through a non-discriminatory recruitment and integration process based on the principle of equal chances. This was made a reality through the constant increase in the number of women among the staff of different corps of the judicial institutions: Magistrates, Court registrars, Lawyers, Notaries, Bailiffs, and Penitentiary Administration Personnel. 398 The first workshop was held in Yaounde from 5 to 6 February 2016 in the presence of over 40 participants and the second took place on the 29 and 30 January 2016 in Bafoussam. The goal of these workshops was to train and equip participants on legal aid. Several messages on the machinery of legal procedures were broadcasted. For example, the following themes can be cited, “The legal system and access to justice for vulnerable groups: the outlines of a fundamental determinant of the Rule of Law and democracy in Cameroon”; “The legal system and court fees under criminal law in Cameroon”; “ Criminal justice in Cameroon and forms of redress available”. 399 From 1 to 3 August 2012 in Douala, 29 to 31 August to Maroua and 26 to 28 September 2012 in Yaounde. 122

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