Counterflowing in Manila
Thanks to the generosity of the Open Society Justice Initiative, I was able to spend nine days in Manila last December with several colleagues from the Committee of Chinese Clinical Legal Educators. We went...
IBJ commends JusticeMakers finalist Evans Muswahili for his outstanding efforts in promoting his project
The International Bridges to Justice team would like to highlight the efforts of one of our 2008 JusticeMakers competition finalists, Evans Muswahili. Evans submitted a proposal with the hope of winning a US$5,000 fellowship...
Introducing IBJ Burundi Fellow Astère Muyango
IBJ is pleased to announce that Mr. Astère Muyango, a clinical legal aid expert, has been recruited as IBJ’s Burundi Fellow. Astère holds a Bachelor of Law from the Law University of Burundi. Astère...
Kenyan JusticeMaker delivers legal assistance to women prisoners
Last Thursday, Joy and the CLEAR team made one of their weekly visits to Lang’ata Women’s Prison in Nairobi. Many of these women prisoners are too poor to afford legal representation and not informed on their legal rights. They...
JusticeMakers 2008 fellows receive international recognition
Congratulations are in order for our 2008 JusticeMakers fellows who have been featured in a recent article in the Swazi Observer. The newspaper highlights the efforts of a local JusticeMakers fellow, Buhle Angelo Dube,...
Memorandum of Understanding between APRODH and IBJ opens a new era of cooperation in Burundi
IBJ is pleased to announce its renewed partnership with APRODH (Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained Persons). This is an encouraging sign as it signals the start of the movement to...
“Know your Rights” Posters in Rwanda Means More Hope
In May 2008, IBJ joined forces with the Ministry of Justice, the Bar Association of Kigali and the Belgian Technical Cooperation to launch its first Legal Rights Awareness Campaign in Kigali, Rwanda where IBJ...
IBJ receives a three-year grant from the European Union
IBJ is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of a substantial grant from the European Union. The European Union is financing the Cambodia, Burundi and Zimbabwe Criminal Defender Programs for a three-year...
Awakening in Burundi and Rwanda, Part III
After Marlon vigorously searched through IBJ’s resumes, we found a French criminal defender who was interested in IBJ’s work. We called him and within a week we were meeting our trainer. Mehdi Benbouzid, a...
Awakening in Burundi and Rwanda, Part II
IBJ began planning the Burundi training program in earnest in February of 2008. It was my responsibility to adapt our work in China and Vietnam to this training. I was being assisted by a...