International Bridges to Justice is a global leader in systems change for access to justice, with an impact that spans 20 years. Every day in countries throughout the world, hundreds of thousands of people are arbitrarily detained, tortured, and denied access to counsel. This is solvable by providing protection for the vulnerable accused, via early access to lawyers in police stations, prisons and courtrooms.

IBJ's network of over 30,000 legal defenders rescues individuals trapped in broken judicial systems locally, improves public justice nationally, and leads a movement for legal-rights globally.

With our IBJ JusticeHub digital platform, we are scaling up this global collaboration to deliver ever-greater impact. We have over 90 Working Groups in need of assistance, and are seeking collaborators. Please review our current highest priorities, so we can make a difference together.

COVID-19 is also a crisis for global justice

Our COVID-19 First Responders are working with Ministries of Justice, bar associations and prisons to ensure access to justice during the pandemic.

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Delivering on SDG 16 and the Rule of Law

IBJ is proud to be at the forefront of implementation efforts for UN SDG 16 'Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions', helping to promote the Rule of Law.

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Defender Resources and best practices

Our library of legal education, draft curricula, DefenseWiki pages, legal templates, scorecards and other materials for defenders around the world.

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Partner with our global network and its mission

IBJ's community spans the world and shares best practices to ensure due process rights, eliminate investigative torture and pre-trial detention. Join us.

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International Bridges to Justice

Dedicated to protecting the basic legal rights of ordinary people in developing countries since 2000.

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