A Legal Internship at IBJ’s Cambodia Program
As a part of my graduate studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy I will spend 13 weeks as a Legal Intern for International Bridges to Justice (IBJ). The work of IBJ...
IBJ India held Training Programs on “Role of Lawyers for Effective Justice”
On June 12th, 2010 about thirty Criminal Defence attorneys gathered in Coimbatore, India to learn about “The Role of Lawyers for Effective Justice.” The following day, the conference was held in Mahe, India where...
Exodus: The Relocation of Mustika and the work of LBH Masyarakat
LBH Masyarakat is one of Indonesia’s leading legal aid society, and a recipient of a 2009 JusticeMakers fellowship. Their work focuses on empowering communities and arming them with information bout how to claim their legal and human...
From Women Farmers to Legal Warriors
If JusticeMaker Rosselynn Jae Garcia de la Cruz had to name other agrarian reform lawyers in the Philippines, she would be stumped after listing a few names. Not because there doesn’t exist a network amongst agrarian...
In Nilantagan, Justice Remains Elusive
As the sun slowly makes its way towards the horizon, all is quiet in the village of Nilantagan. The pervading atmosphere is one of defeat and frustration as the farmers here face yet another...
Justice: A Treacherous Labyrinth
Victory seemed so near that day. After three visits to the Philippine National Police, two arrests and a trip to the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Lucena, the one thing that was left to...
JusticeMaker Ajeng Larasati Spreads Rights Awareness in Indonesian Detention Centers
While studying law at the University of Indonesia, Ajeng Larasati attended an advocacy training session led by lawyers and legal activists from an emerging legal aid institute in Jakarta. She was impressed by...
IBJ Rwanda Hosts Second Legal Defense Training Event
On July 2nd and 3rd, more than sixty Rwandese defense attorneys gathered in Kigali to attend an IBJ training event- the second of its kind- hosted by the IBJ Rwanda Program. The curriculum emphasized...
Introducing the Georgian JusticeMakers DreamTeam
On Thursday, July 1, JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze hosted a working meeting of the lawyers, consultants and legal studies interns that would work diligently for the next year executing the project “Supporting Juvenile Justice Reforms...
Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association: Chronicling Its Struggle for Democracy
The Georgian Young Lawyers Association, Kutaisi Branch is not one to lose momentum. On the face of it, the budding young lawyers’ group seems to have an unbearably expansive mandate. But probe a bit deeper, and...