I spent several days reviewing the JusticeMakers applications and was struck by the dedication and courage of the applicants. As a public defender for 22 years, I understand how frustrating it is to stand...
Innovations, Spring 2008 (A quarterly journal published by MIT Press) By Ken Cukier The idea of innovation used to conjure up images of scientists in white lab coats peering into microscopes. Then, what sprang...
Innovations, Spring 2008 (A quarterly journal published by MIT Press) By Karen Tse Every day in countries throughout the world, citizens are arbitrarily detained, tortured, and denied access to counsel. In recent years, however,...
The recipient of the Section of Litigation’s 2008 International Human Rights Award is Karen I. Tse. The Award will be presented during the ABA Annual Meeting in New York City at the Jumeirah Essex...
Thought I’d post one more slideshow of photos to give you an overall taste of life in Cambodia. If you’ve seen the “Welcome to Phnom Penh” slideshow, you’ve seen a few of these photos,...
The last 8 weeks in Cambodia spent documenting the work of International Bridges to Justice and IBJ-Cambodia Fellow Ouk Vandeth have been an encouraging and rewarding experience. I’ve been able to observe and learn...
Though most of my internship revolved around the implementation of criminal justice in India, a recent trip to a West Bengali hospital reminded me of the other aspects of human rights enshrined in international...
As a photographic intern for International Bridges to Justice, this is my first post on their blog. Last weekend I visited a small village near the Bangladesh border called Murshidibad. It is an isolated...
Two law students and 17 lawyers from 10 Cambodian legal aid organizations participated in a full-day training on the new national Criminal Procedure Code, entitled THE ROLE OF THE CRIMINAL DEFENDER, held at the...
As we are about half way to the end of the JusticeMakers application window (August 14, 2008), International Bridges to Justice wanted to pay tribute to a variety of generous non-profit and legal communities...
