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The JusticeMakers Team is incredibly proud of the diversity and passion that the new 2012 Fellows bring to the JusticeMakers Community. These Fellows come from ten countries, spanning four continents. Therefore, each Fellow faces a different yet equally challenging problem with his/her own unique solution. Every country situation is different and requires a different solution. This is why these local, grassroots JusticeMakers who understand their country situations from a lifetime of experience are so vital to International Bridges to Justice’s mission to deliver justice to average people all over the world. They are the ground soldiers of IBJ’s mission who are able to analyze the local situation and devise and implement projects that make sense in local conditions.

For example, in Mexico, Daniel Serrano de Rejil encountered a situation in which the spread of HIV/AIDS amongst the juvenile male population in prisons was aided and abetted by the authorities lack of knowledge about the medical and social needs of juvenile males in conflict with the law. For this reason, his JusticeMakers project focuses on educating prison officials in the needs of juvenile boys and their relationship to the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Garima Tiwari faced a similar but more culturally nuanced problem in Madhya Pradesh, India. Particularly in the rural areas of India where she works, Hindu religious sentiment makes the proper discussion of the causes of HIV/AIDS nearly impossible. This discussion is necessary for the proper prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly in prisons. In order to improve efforts to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS in prison, Ms. Tiwari will be using her domestic legal and law school connections to provide trainings to justice sector officials on how to properly handle both the taboo of HIV/AIDS and the HIV/AIDS crisis in India’s prisons.

In Nigeria, Henry Nwaka is facing a criminal justice system that discriminates against people living with HIV/AIDS at every level. People living with HIV/AIDS are often not even allowed to enter the courtroom to defend themselves. For this reason, Mr. Nwaka will be advocating for an entire legal framework within which justice sector officials will able to understand the legal rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and they will be punished for violations of the rights of these vulnerable people. Mr. Nwaka will accomplish this through direct lobbying efforts and the organization of advocacy roundtables with key stakeholders.

Dmytro Tupchiienko in Ukraine is facing a different problem but with a similar solution to Mr. Nwaka. In his work as a legal professional, he discovered that there is often a disconnect between the law as it is written and the law as it is implemented. To counter this problem, Mr. Tupchiienko will be scouring the laws to find reasons why the laws cannot be properly implemented and to entirely rewrite the laws where needed.

The JusticeMakers Team is proud to be able to say that the JusticeMakers 2012 HIV/AIDS Global Competition is truly a global competition. We have Fellows from all corners of the world who are encountering unique problems in a unique way.

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Here you have it: the map with all the applications submitted to date for the 2012 JusticeMakers HIV/AIDS Global Competition 2012!. We have received almost 20 applications coming from Nigeria, Pakistan, Ukraine, Cameroon, Liberia and Benin among other countries. However, we still have a lot of work to do. We haven’t received any application from South America: Help us put them on the map! We remind you that you can help us promote the competition here.

Did you not yet apply for the JusticeMakers 2012 HIV/AIDS Global Competition? Do you have an innovative idea that advances the legal rights of those living with HIV/AIDS in the criminal justice system, but did not yet speak up about it? Applicants now have until October 26, 2012 to submit their applications!

JUSTICE CAN’T WAIT!

Aquí lo tenéis: el mapa de las solicitudes recibidas hasta el momento para la Competición de JusticeMakers 2012. Casi una veintena de solicitudes procedentes de todos los lugares del planeta: desde Camerún a China pasando por Nigeria, Pakistán, Ucrania y Liberia entre otros países. No obstante, aun queda mucho trabajo por hacer. Todavía no hemos recibido ninguna solicitud de Sudamérica: ayúdanos a colocarlas en el mapa! Os recordamos que podéis ayudarnos a promocionar la competición de varias maneras. Tenéis toda la información en este enlace.

Asimismo, el plazo de solicitud para los interesados en presentar su propuesta ha sido prorrogado hasta el 26 de septiembre. Podéis descargar el formulario de inscripción aqui. Si tienes una idea o un proyecto que ayude a que se cumplan los derechos legales de las personas que viven con VIH/SIDA dentro del sistema de justicia penal de sus respectivas comunidades JusticeMakers te da la posibilidad de financiarlo.

LA JUSTICIA NO PUEDE ESPERAR MAS!

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