Ms. Bijoya Chnada, advocate for IBJ Justicemakers, introducing the workshop to participants

On the 1st of June 2014, IBJ India organised a one day workshop dealing with the contentious issue of ‘Custodial Violence – its Prevention and Remedies‘ in the state of West Bengal. The workshop took place at the Indian Institute of Training and Development (IITD) in Joka, Kolkata and focused primarily on raising awareness and sensitising the various stakeholders of the criminal justice system in West Bengal. The various sessions held throughout the day sought out experts, social workers, direct functionaries and other key stakeholders in the correctional home system. It endeavoured to cull out a comprehensive reflection of the state of affairs prevailing within the confines of the correctional homes that abet torture. The sessions aimed to improve the competence of the prison administration and correctional home settings in West Bengal in the hope to see through the prevention of custodial torture.

The training sessions saw the appearance of stalwarts in the prison administration system such as Mr. Adhir Sharma, IPS (Additonal Director General of Prisons and Inspector General of West Bengal Correctional Services). Moreover, Prof. Sujao Bhadra made presentations to address the issues, prospects and challenges that are being confronted by the correctional services system in West Bengal.

Prof. Sujato Bhadra answering participants’ queries

The prisons of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal are currently governed by a very progressive legislation called the West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992. Enacted w.e.f 2000, the act seeks to impart human dignity, rights to a fair trial and the due process of law, entitlements to the access to justice and after care services to the prisoners. The act seeks to turn the aim of incarceration from being retributive to reformative. In doing so, it suggests education, sports and cultural activities as avenues to achieve such reformation.

However, the implementation of this progressive legislation is hindered by a few problems such as overcrowded prisons, which consists a large number of undertrial prisoners. Other issues include: the lack of legal awareness on part of the undertrials, indigence and lack of familial support. More specific to the correctional homes in West Bengal are the concerns around the high number of Bangladeshi nationals serving prison terms who are unable to be repatriated due to lack of documentation.

Another major problem is the lack of an effective after-release system consequently leading to a situation where prisoners who are convicted for life term offences are affected far more heavily by such incarceration in comparison to other prison inmates. This typically is the case as most life term prisoners leave the prison with scant savings, poor mental and physical health and almost no means to reintegrate themselves into the mainstream society due to a prolonged deprivation. They have no form of health or unemployment benefits and have a significantly lower chance of finding a permanent job due to the label of being a convict.

The workshop also delved deeper into other issues such as custodial torture and early access to counsel as an effective preventive strategy to impart dignity and integrity to those still in incarceration.

The workshop was able to bring to the forefront a diverse range of issues and further enlighten the prison authorities by building awareness, doing training and having discussions around the ways to deal with the challenges they face in a more effective and uniform manner.

Mr. Adhir Sharma, IPS -Additonal Director General of Prisons and Inspector General of West Bengal Correctional Services, interacting with the participants

IBJ: What made you apply for IBJ’s JusticeMakers Competition?

AG: When I applied for IBJ’s JusticeMaker Competition, I was working with people living with HIV/AIDS and I was shocked by the way they were threatened in prisons. They were {not} considered as normal prisoners because of their incurable disease. I applied therefore to save some from prison as soon as possible.

IBJ: What were some of the initial challenges you faced in implementing your work?

AG: I faced the challenge of talking to judges that do not {give} consideration to the particular situation of prisoners with HIV/AIDS. There was a serious problem of undue delay of procedures and these people were hopeless! Some of them refused to take their medication and died in prison just because they considered their life already lost!

IBJ: What were you able to achieve with your grant of $5,000?

AG: I stood beside hopeless people and raised my voice for their cases. I encouraged some of them not to give up despite the hardships they were experiencing. With the $5000, the prison officials and prisoners and the community knew that these people have value and are worthy. In representing them before the court, I gave them the consideration they longed for since they knew they was HIV positive.

IBJ: What have you gained from joining the international community of JusticeMakers Fellows?

AG: I am always learning from other Fellows. I now belong to a community of service providers to which I am conscientious of the quality of their work.

As a recipient of IBJ’s JusticeMakers Competition, what advice would you give to those looking to apply?

AG: IBJ’s JusticeMakers Competition is an opportunity that is given to YOU to serve YOUR community. Don’t miss it! Try! You’ll never know if you do not try!

Beyond his work with IBJ, Audace has been recognized by other legal organizations, notably receiving a fellowship from the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law in Washington, D.C. this year. Read the full interview here.

You can follow Gatavu Audace on Facebook for updates on his work here. Watch an earlier interview conducted with Audace here.

Gatavu Audace is a human rights defense attorney in Bujumbura, Burundi, who has witnessed the plight of people living with HIV/AIDS in Burundi’s criminal justice system. These experiences moved Audace to use his legal skills and connections within the legal community to create a network of pro bono defense attorneys to provide legal counsel to the most vulnerable within the criminal justice system who are without any legal defense.  Audace’s courage to devote his professional life to defending those most marginalized was awarded by International Bridges to Justice with the JusticeMakers Fellowship in 2012. Now two years later, he continues to raise the voices of the hopeless with renewed persistence.

Gatavu Audace

2012 HIV/AIDS JusticeMakers Fellow, Burundi 

September 5, 2014

What made you apply for IBJ’s JusticeMakers Competition?

When I applied for IBJ’s JusticeMaker Competition, I was working with people living with HIV/AIDS and I was shocked by the way they were threatened in prisons. They were {not} considered as normal prisoners because of their incurable disease. I applied therefore to save some from prison as soon as possible.

What were some of the initial challenges you faced in implementing your work?

I faced the challenge of talking to judges that do not {give} consideration to the particular situation of prisoners with HIV/AIDS. There was a serious problem of undue delay of procedures and these people were hopeless! Some of them refused to take their medication and died in prison just because they considered their life already lost!

 What were you able to achieve with your grant of $5,000?

I stood beside hopeless people and raised my voice for their cases. I encouraged some of them not to give up despite the hardships they were experiencing. With the $5000, the prison officials and prisoners and the community knew that these people have value and are worthy. In representing them before the court, I gave them the consideration they longed for since they knew they was HIV positive.

What have you gained from joining the international community of JusticeMakers Fellows?

I am always learning from other Fellows. I now belong to a community of service providers to which I am conscientious of the quality of their work.

 As a recipient of IBJ’s JusticeMakers Competition, what advice would you give to those looking to apply?

 IBJ’s JusticeMakers Competition is an opportunity that is given to YOU to serve YOUR community. Don’t miss it! Try! You’ll never know if you do not try!

After Harshi Perera received her law degree from the Open University of Sri Lanka in 2008 with a specialization in human rights, she began formally assisting Janasansadaya (JS) by responding to human rights violations and cases. She developed a particular passion advocating for the rights of children and women, perceiving these groups as some of the most vulnerable in Sri Lanka. Now 2010 Asia JusticeMakers Fellow Harshi Perera reflects on the competition and how far she’s come.

H.M. Harshi Chitrangi Perera

2010 Asia JusticeMakers Fellow, Sri Lanka

August 29, 2014

What made you apply for IBJ’s JusticeMakers Competition?

{To} work for another human being and make a difference. We needed a grant to do this.

What were some of the initial challenges you faced in implementing your work?

 The malpractices and delays in justice system, along with the {the lack of} professionals attached to it, proved difficult.  Criticism from the media when trying to give bail to a LTTE suspect also caused hindrances.

What were you able to achieve with your grant of $5,000?

What I achieved was more valuable than $5,000. I successfully fulfilled the goal, releasing five women pre-trial detainees from the Welikada Female Prison Ward.  One woman was an eight year pre-trial detainee, while another woman was released with her baby. We were able to help two other women, one whom had been remanded on fabrication of charge by the police and another woman who is a rape survivor whom had been remanded for not appearing before the court for five years.

What have you gained from joining the international community of JusticeMakers Fellows?

 Experience and knowledge.

As a recipient of IBJ’s JusticeMakers Competition, what advice would you give to those looking to apply?

Work Hard. Have a dream of what you are going to achieve. Work double than the grant of $5,000. Work to raise voices instead of money.

The UN declared 26^th of June the United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture. To honor these victims and their families, International Bridges to Justice brought together members of every faith at the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Center in Geneva, Switzerland to light a candle and say a prayer for the end of torture in our lifetime.

Religious leaders, country representatives, and members of the Geneva community came together to stand in solidarity with International Bridges to Justice and the efforts of our JusticeMakers and Fellows around the world working to enact justice for all accused.

Guests gather at the World Council of Churches’ Chapel

Michael French conducts the welcoming

Reverend Richard Gyhra representative from the Holy See Mission to the United Nations in Geneva

“We also pray for a change of heart of the perpetrators of torture, because we want what is good, what is true, and what is just.”

-Rev. Richard Gyhra

Reverend John Beach, Rector of Emmanuel Church in Geneva

“We give thanks to you, for those who defend human rights and the various people who work with determination and faithfulness for the care of  all victims of violence. Let us never make peace with despair.”

-Reverend John Beach

Vuillemin Vincent Keisen from the Zen Dojo of Geneva

“As numerous are the sentient beings, we make the vow to save them all.”

-Vuillemin Vincent Keisen

Dr. Rama Mani offering a chant for peace

“I ask us to prayer for all the torturers around the world.  May their shuttered hearts be blown open by the power of love. May they rediscover their humanity, so they can begin the long journey to undo their harm and to sow the seeds of love.”

-Dr. Rama Mani

Rav Dr. Izhak Dayan, Grand Rabbai of Geneva

“Our leaders today must learn that abusing weak and helpless prisoners compromises our ideals and diminishes rather than enhances our power”

-Rav Dr. Izhak Dayan

Faramarz Falahi and Ramin Granfar

Faramarz Falahi quoted Kitab-i-Aqdas who spoke of the human condition in regards to the Baha’i faith:

«l’importance de la valeur des êtres humains, de l’importance de la coexistence paçifique , de la coopération et du soutien mutuel, sans discrimination, haine, hostilité et préjugés religieuses aveugles »

“the importance of the value of human beings, the importance of peaceful coexistence, cooperation and mutual support, without discrimination, hatred, hostility and blind religious prejudice”

Amir Hashom and Sayed Salih Al-Hakim from the Al-Hakim Foundation

Sayed Salih Al-Hakim

Sayed Salih Al-Hakim, Director of the Dialogue Center “Al-Hikma,” in Najaf, Iraq, offered a prayer for a commitment to peace from every faith.

Geshi Luntok, Geshi Gedun, and Othok Rinpoche, from the Shedrub Choekhor Ling Monastery and Buddhist Center in Mont Salève offering a chant

Othok Rinpoche

“Je prie et je souhaite le monde de vient une famille, et comme une famille, et pour ça on a tous la responsabilité de faire ce qu’on peut.”

“I pray and I hope the world becomes a family; we all have the responsibility of doing what we can for our family.”

-Othok Rinpoche

Founder and CEO of IBJ, Karen Tse

“We are at a time in history where standing on the side of righteousness says we will stand with everyone. We will stand because no one should be tortured.”

-Karen Tse

The IBJ Choir leads the singing of Word of Justice with Patty Solomon

Sanda Freeman leads Dona Nobis Pacem

Guests were invited to light a candle

Karen Tse and Rav Dr. Izhak Dayan

Maria Teresa Avila Shogetsu, Vuillemin Vincent Keisen, and Reverend Richard Gyhra

Rav Dr. Izhak Dayan, Maria Teresa Avila Shogetsu, and Vuillemin Vincent Keisen

Reverend Beth Linguri closes with a moment of reflection

“We bring this energy of love and surround them with this light. This brings peace and justice and the qualities of love into those places where there appears to be separation, where there appears to be injustice.”

-Rev. Beth Linguri

Esteemed guests and IBJ staff gather together after the Vigil

IBJ would like to thank Harshi Perera (@Sathjana) and Robert Kibaya (@rob_kib) for participating as the experts for this TweetChat. We would also like to thank everyone who joined in. We were able to get participants from Switzerland, India, Uganda, Sri Lanka, etc. who are all determined to fight for justice and stop the use of investigative torture.

Click on the link to read the inspirational tweets from our JusticeMakers fellows:

https://storify.com/IBJGeneva/tweet-chat-talk-to-the-experts

« Malgré l’extrême pauvreté, les conséquences des guerres à répétition, la grande discrimination et le défaut d’intérêt des acteurs, il est possible d’accorder une protection juridique effective aux personnes vivant avec le VIH au Sud-Kivu ; il suffit juste d’y croire et d’oser ».

Touché par des problèmes que rencontrent les personnes porteuses du VIH-Sida en matière d’accès à la justice (notamment en milieux ruraux en RDC en général et au Sud-Kivu en particulier), problèmes dus notamment à la grande discrimination dont elles font l’objet, à l’ignorance des violateurs et des victimes, aux coutumes discriminatoires, à l’extrême pauvreté des populations rurales en RDC et à la non-diffusion des dispositions et décisions protégeant les personnes ci-avant reprises dans un document d’accès facile aux acteurs de leur protection, j’ai postulé au prix « Justice Makers 2012 » d’IBJ qui leur est spécialement dédié et ai soumis le projet  intitulé Un taxi pour l’assistance judiciaire gratuite et l’accès  aux droits des  détenus atteints du VIH à la prison de Kavumu dans le territoire de Kabare au Sud-Kivu en République Démocratique du Congo.

Ce projet vise à contribuer à la résolution de la question jusqu’ici peu débattue de la protection juridique et juridictionnelle  des droits des personnes atteintes du VIH  en RDC (par le truchement, entre autres, de l’assistance judiciaire gratuite devant aboutir à contribuer à l’élaboration d’une jurisprudence favorable aux droits de ces personnes, la réalisation d’une étude sur l’état des lieux de la protection législative et juridictionnelle des droits de ces dernières et l’organisation d’un atelier de renforcement des capacités en matière de protection de ces personnes en RDC, en faveur des acteurs judiciaires, pénitentiaires, sanitaires, coutumiers et de la société civile).

Le choix de l’intitulé, un peu curieux,  a été inspiré du constat d’après lequel les besoins des personnes vivant avec le VIH-Sida dans le territoire de Kabare sont énormes et les victimes nombreuses, au point que le seul prix d’IBJ ne servira qu’à amorcer un processus dont la continuation après le délai d’exécution de trois activités prévues s’impose. Tout en comptant sur l’appui d’autres potentiels donateurs, j’ai jugé utile de développer, avec le prix reçu, une activité génératrice des revenus qui seront au final affectés à la réalisation  et à la pérennisation du projet. Le choix a porté sur un taxi au regard de la rentabilité de l’exploitation de ce dernier et de l’éloignement de la juridiction concernée par le projet par rapport à la ville de Bukavu où vivent les Avocats et/ou Défenseurs judiciaires devant assister les victimes (ce taxi pourra donc contribuer à la mobilisation des revenus et au transport des victimes et leurs Conseils de la ville à Kavumu où se dérouleront les audiences et seront formés les acteurs ci-avant repris).

Le gros d’efforts du gouvernement et des ONGs ont été concentrés sur l’aspect sanitaire des problèmes des personnes vivant avec le VIH, mais personne ne s’est, jusqu’ici, intéressé à leur protection juridique et juridictionnelle, en dépit de l’inscription dans le Document de croissance et de stratégie de réduction de la pauvreté du Gouvernement congolais pour 2011-2015. D’ailleurs, même l’assistance médicale n’atteint pas de manière efficace les détenus porteurs du VIH qui sont traités comme tous les autres co-détenus (n’accèdent donc pas aux soins), encore que là qu’une moindre prise en charge médicale est assurée aux détenus porteurs du VIH (par exemple la distribution des antirétroviraux ou l’accès aux services de l’Infirmier ou du Médecin traitant), ceux des milieux ruraux n’y accèdent pas (c’est le cas de la prison de Kavumu ne comportant aucun agent sanitaire dans le personnel pénitentiaire, alors que ne cesse de gonfler le nombre de sa population carcérale).   Le  prix « Justice Makers 2012 »  qui m’a été accordé me permettra donc de lancer le débat en la matière et d’apporter de l’aide à ces personnes.

Depuis novembre 2007, je suis Défenseur judiciaire près les Tribunaux du ressort de la Cour d’Appel de Bukavu, ai assisté beaucoup d’indigents en matière d’accès à la justice par devant les tribunaux de Bukavu et d’Uvira (y compris par devant ses sièges secondaires de Kavumu et Kamituga). Après mes études secondaires en pédagogie générale, j’ai obtenu une licence en Droit Public à l’Université Catholique de Bukavu en RDC où je suis également Assistant d’enseignement et de recherche, un Master 1 en Droit international des droits de l’Homme et un Master 2 en Pratique des organisations internationales et protection des droits de l’Homme à l’Institut des droits de l’Homme de l’Université Catholique de Lyon en France.

Content et fier de l’honneur m’accordé en faisant figurer mon nom sur la liste des Fellows de ce prix au titre de l’année 2012 et me permettant d’accomplir mon rêve qui est celui d’apporter de l’aide aux nécessiteux et vulnérables de ma communauté, je remercie IBJ, les juges et la Fondation Lévi Strauss. Aux autres lauréats et à la grande communauté des Justice Makers, je dis un tout grand merci et, fort de l’appartenance à ce grand réseau, j’espère et souhaite bénéficier de la collaboration des lauréats dans la réalisation des activités de mon projet.

Enfin, je remercie ma famille, mes amis, l’UCB et l’IDHL  d’avoir largement contribué à faire de moi ce que je suis.

Individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Indonesia often experience stigma and discrimination in almost every aspect of their lives, from the local communities and the government. These individuals are often mistreated, stigmatized, and denied their legal rights because of their HIV/AIDS status. Additionally, many individuals with HIV/AIDS are unaware of their legal rights and therefore are more susceptible to being discriminated against and facing unfair treatment within the criminal justice system. Furthermore, the communities are themselves ill prepared to aid individuals with HIV/AIDS in legal defense representation. This lack of resources makes it extremely difficult for these individuals to exercise the rights they are guaranteed under Indonesian law.

Mr. Hernowo provides legal services to people living with HIV/AIDS and conducts community legal empowerment sessions to educate the local community on their legal rights. To facilitate this education, Mr. Hernowo delivers brochures, booklets, posters and other promotional materials to members of the community. In addition to distributing legal education materials, Mr. Hernowo trains individual community members to increase understanding of the legal materials being distributed. These trainings allow them to act as quasi-paralegals to better assist the community in dealing with criminal defense matters. Lastly, Mr. Hernowo provides legal aid services through direct representation of individuals. Mr. Hernowo’s approach empowers individuals with HIV/AIDS to understand and enforce their rights better as well as providing direct legal representation for people with HIV/AIDS.

Although Nigeria’s constitution says that an arrested criminal defendant is entitled to inform his lawyers and family about his arrest, this is rarely the case.  Police often make arrests and secretly charge suspects without allowing them access to their lawyers or notifying their families.  Additionally, many of these suspects cannot afford a lawyer.  As a result, criminal defendants are unrepresented and end up in overpopulated prisons and without legal support for years, even decades.

Patrick Dunkwu’s project for the JusticeMakers 2008 Competition sought to ensure early legal counsel for indigent criminal defendants in Nigeria as well as to prevent the suspect from being unnecessarily detained by the police, taken to court secretly, or taken to prison on remand custody by the court.

Since 2008, Patrick’s project has met with success,improving access to justice for those who can’t afford it and releasing innocent and criminal defendants from unlawful custody. As a result, Dunkwu and his team released 38 criminal defendants from unlawful detention both at the police stations and the courts, and also raised awareness among lawyers on the need to offer pro bono services to indigent criminal defendants and members of the local community on defense of their human rights.

“One of the most impressive case stories is that of the motor vehicle mechanics who were arrested and detained by the police when a Toyota Camry Car went missing in a garage where they work. Apart from ensuring their release from police custody, I also filed an application for the enforcement of their fundamental human rights to personal liberty, which was granted by the court. Following this intervention, these mechanics became free from police harassment.”

Contrary to the experience of other JusticeMaker Fellows, Dunkwu didn´t experience many difficulties while putting the project into practice. “The initial challenge was gaining the support of the police and prisons needed to do my job. But after several visits to the police and prisons, I got their approval and support.”

Even after four years, Patrick is still working on this project. Due to the local community’s  positive support and the commitment of the volunteers collaborating with the project, he has set up the “JusticeMakers Initiative” in Lagos, a local network of legal volunteers continuing to implement the project by offering legal support to indigent criminal defendants and to improve the regime of the legal protection of human rights in Nigeria. Moreover, this network has received official legal recognition as a non-governmental, nonprofit human rights advocacy organization.

“My JusticeMakers Project gave me a great opportunity to realize my dream of putting in place a sustainable platform to fight for the rights of indigent criminal defendants, as well as an opportunity to build a sustainable partnership with state and non-state stakeholders in my work as a human rights defender.”

As a result of Patrick’s work in Nigeria, many accused people are now more aware of their rights and the strategies they can adopt for their enforcement.  Additionally,the police are beginning to grant lawyers access to pre-trial detainees. The project created a new kind of collaboration between the JusticeMakers team and the police, as well as the prison officials. This new collaboration assisted in reducing the hostility of the police against his legal team and enabled them easy access to detainees for legal assistance.

2011 JusticeMaker Verónica Marisol Quiroga Pando

Verónica Marisol Quiroga Pando es una de nuestros ganadores del concurso JusticeMakers 2011 organizado por International Bridges to Justice. Graduada en Derecho y especializada en derechos humanos, trabaja en la actualidad en la Universidad Fraz Tamayo en La Paz como docente universitaria de los Derechos Humanos, como consultora de género y derechos humanos para el Defensor del Pueblo y como Coordinadora de la Mujer, entre otras instituciones. Ha realizado y participado en numerosos talleres de formación con la esperanza de erradicar la discriminación de las mujeres prisioneras, además de proporcionarles representación legal gratuita y asegurando el acceso a la justicia que en ocasiones no es facilitado por el Estado.

Según el Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia, el porcentaje de mujeres privadas de libertad con respecto a la totalidad de población carcelaria en Bolivia es el más elevado de Sudamérica. El aumento de las mujeres encarceladas más los problemas del sistema penitenciario en general, han contribuido a agravar la situación de las mujeres detenidas en los últimos años.

Las mujeres detenidas se enfrentan a discriminación en materias de visitas familiares; escasa atención médica; actividades recreativas, educativas, formativas y laborales y programas de rehabilitación; encarcelamiento de las mujeres que viven en prisión con sus hijos; etc. En Bolivia, ninguno de los 11 centros penitenciarios para mujeres ha sido construido específicamente para albergarlas. Y aunque han sido adaptados para este fin, no reúnen las condiciones mínimas de habitabilidad pautadas por la normativa. Además, en Bolivia el sistema penitenciario no cuenta con una clasificación adecuada, por lo que tanto detenidas en prisión preventiva como mujeres condenadas se encuentran juntas y bajo el mismo régimen. Se trata de una clara vulneración de sus derechos.

Verónica destaca la triste realidad de las mujeres privadas de libertad y afirma que al ingresar a los centros penitenciarios se dio cuenta de cómo este grupo es excluido por la sociedad. Ha podido evidenciar que los informes del Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación contra la Mujer (CEDAW) no dicen casi nada de la situación de discriminación y violencia que viven estas mujeres. Así, tiene programado realizar un trabajo de incidencia en el Ministerio de Justicia para que el informe al Comité CEDAW del año 2011 tenga un extenso acápite sobre la situación de las mujeres privadas de libertad. Además, seguirá trabajando con organizaciones de mujeres y tomará como modelo a seguir por el sistema de justicia boliviano los mejores ejemplos de otros activistas en Latinoamérica.

Existen muchas mujeres privadas de libertad en las prisiones bolivianas que no tienen acceso a una representación legal. Verónica espera poder representar al menos 10 mujeres y dar patrocinio en la obtención de pruebas que las puedan beneficiar en el juicio de defensa. Verónica ha llevado numerosos casos para ayudar a las mujeres privadas de libertad en Bolivia y gracias a su esfuerzo, muchas mujeres han tenido la oportunidad de ser juzgadas.

Un ejemplo de esto es el caso de B.N. (mujer inmigrante rural), arrestada en 2009. Actualmente se encuentra detenida teniendo a sus cinco hijos en el Centro de Orientación Femenina y acusada de encubrimiento del abuso que su concubino realizó a la mayor de sus hijas. Tras realizar sus indagaciones, Verónica averiguó que B.N. no había denunciado por el grado de violencia doméstica que vivía. Era una injusticia tenerla en prisión dos años y sin un tribunal de juicio constituido. Actualmente, Verónica le proporciona representación legal y está preparando la documentación necesaria para solicitar la cesación de la Detención Preventiva.

Verónica querría seguir trabajando en este proyecto en 2012 y contratar profesionales pues piensa que “es importante tener un grupo de gente trabajando en los centros penitenciarios para ayudar a las mujeres a una pronta y limpia justicia”. Nosotros queremos agradecerle desde International Bridges to Justice por su trabajo para frenar la discriminación y acabar con la injusticia que muchas mujeres viven cada día.

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