Over 60 Zimbabwean Lawyers attend skills training in Harare
Over 60 lawyers from in and around Harare recently attended a three-day criminal defence skills training seminar from August...
Southeast Defender Resource Center founded in China
September 7, 2009 saw the founding of IBJ’s South Defender Resource Center of China (“SEDRC”) in Wuhan, south of...
Roundtable discussions effect change in Burundi
During the last week of July, IBJ organized a roundtable in the town of Bubanza, roughly 45 minutes drive...
The power of Nepal’s media
In his never-ending pursuit of justice for the families and victims of Nepal’s Armed Conflict, JusticeMaker Ram Kumar Bhandari...
International Day of the Disappeared observed in Nepal
On August 30th, family members and representatives from the human rights community, including JusticeMaker Ram Kumar Bhandari, gathered in...
45 pre-trial detainees released from Bubanza Prison as result of an IBJ-organized roundtable
Problem solving happens in a number of different ways; a good theoretical understanding of the situation is necessary, but...
IBJ Collaborates with the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia to hold a Workshop Defender Training Program in Phnom Penh
On August 27th, 2009, IBJ Cambodia and the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) joined together to...
Undertrials Get a Ray of Hope for Speedy Justice from Chief Justice of India
The Chief Justice of India gave a ray of hope to nearly .17 Million under trials languishing in jails for years...
APAC (Associação de Proteção e Assistência aos Condenados): An alternative vision for prisoners from Brazil
“I don’t fear another man killing me here.” -Wellington (Photo by Michelle Ferng) Wellington is a ‘recuperando,’ an inmate...
Zimbabwe Magistrates suggest solutions to reduce pre-trial detention
On 31 July 2009, IBJ-Zimbabwe Fellows, Innocent Maja and John Burombo, collaborated with the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) to...