Nalani’s Story: Removing Lice
" In an interview she said that when she was taken into the prison she was wearing a white saree. A female prison officer forced her to change it saying it was not suitable...
Warrants Issued for Arrest of Four Policemen Alleging Torture in Remand
On Wednesday September 22, 2010, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) Dhaka issued a warrant for the arrest of four police officers, prominent among them former Ramna officer-in-charge Mahbubur Rahman. The officers are accused...
The Story of Dotee’s Daughter: Filth in Detention
"Dotee admitted her child to a Government hospital where she was treated for four days. The JMO refrained from examining her ear wounds saying that only the other sexual matter was relevant. When Dotee...
JusticeMakers launches new site!
International Bridges to Justice is excited to open a new chapter in the JusticeMakers program with the launch of a new JusticeMakers site at justicemakers.ibj.org. The new site will foster the growth of the JusticeMakers online community, allowing...
Sri Lanka – Freedom from Torture: Nidosh’s Story
Piliyandala, Sri Lanka – JusticeMakers Fellow Harshi Perera visits the home of Sarath Kumara Nidosh, where he has invited his family, friends and neighbors, for a discussion on human rights in Sri Lanka. Nidosh himself...
Accused of Terrorism: Sivasakhty’s Story
The Sri Lankan Civil War might have ended in May 2009, but some still have not woken from the nightmare. The LTTE, more popularly known as the Tamil Tigers, lead a campaign of terrorism...
Criminal Justice Reform Through Grassroots Campaigns – Sri Lanka
Galle, Sri Lanka – On August 27th, 2010, at the Galle branch office of Janasansadaya, in Sri Lanka, victims of police brutality and of torture were invited to participate in a support group. Here,...
Sri Lanka – Working to End Violence Everywhere, Even in Schools
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka – Respect for elders and authority figures is deeply ingrained in the culture of Sri Lanka. Children are instructed to show deference towards their parents, grandparents, as well as towards teachers,...
Sri Lanka – Legal Aid for Pre-Trial Detainees
Harshi Perera’s JusticeMaker project is to select 5 women from Welikada Prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka, who are imprisoned as pre-trail detainees because they cannot afford bail or a lawyer, and provide them with...
Discussing the need for a prison census in Zimbabwe
IBJ-Zimbabwe recently held a roundtable discussion with its partner organizations, LRF, LSZ and ZACRO, and journalists and private lawyers to strategize on the conducting of a prison census in Zimbabwe. During the engaging discussion,...