IBJ is extremely delighted to announce that the Bâtonnier Isidore Rufyikiri has just joined its Burundi Country Advosiry Council. A dedicated lawyer for over 9 years, Isidore has defended hundreds of accused persons –...
Mukarati Farayi is 21-years old. He got arrested in February 2009 on two counts of unlawful entry and theft. He was not able to engage the services of a lawyer. By the time IBJ...
On November 27th and 28th, IBJ Burundi Fellow – Astère Muyango – and IBJ Rwanda Fellow – John Bosco Bugingo – attended the 14th East Africa Law Society (EALS) Annual General Meeting in Kigali....
The roundtable discussion held in Gitega on October 15th on the issue of pre-trial detention concluded with great promises. The hope was to achieve a similar result as the one obtained following the roundtable...
The 10th of December is a day of remembrance, remembrance of the victims of human rights abuses. It is also a day to pay tribute to those who have stand up for their rights....
On December 4, 2009, International Bridges to Justices’ China offices participated in the annual Rule of Law Promotion Day. The goal is to increase awareness of the legal rights provided to Chinese citizens. Since...
Evans Muswahili, JusticeMakers fellow in Vihiga district, Kenya, has a twitter account. Follow him, emuswahili, and his JusticeMakers project developments at: http://twitter.com/
JusticeMakers fellow Robert Kibaya has been continuing his work on the Rural Communities Criminal Justice Awareness Project (RCC-JAP). He’s operating in Kikwanda, Uganda to repair damaged relations between the criminal justice system actors and...
In the rural communities of Kikwanda, Uganda, many people suffer from human rights violations without anywhere to turn to for help with their grievance. This issue had not been confronted before because victims of...
Under the leadership of IBJ Rwanda fellow, John Bosco Bugingo, IBJ has conducted last Sunday 22nd November its third radio rights awareness program on Contact FM. The President of the Kigali Bar Association, Me...
