Young Lawyer Fights for Justice in Cambodia
“Justice is finally happening in Cambodia and strong advocacy in the courtroom is what is needed for this justice to continue” On December 23, 2013, a group of neighbors in Koh Kong, a province...
Dawn Vigil and Virtual Wishing Wall Held At Davos WEF 2016
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21, 2016 — International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) has hosted its annual “Interfaith Peace Vigil” on Wednesday, January 20th at the Herz-Jesu Kirche in Davos, during the World Economic Forum 2016....
IBJ Cambodia helps to improve a dire situation in Kampong Speu
Kampong Speu is not an easy place to live. A remote, agriculturally dependent province, it has been suffering from a serious drought for many years. As a result, residents have been seeking new ways...
IBJ lawyer in Takeo helps acquit a man who got into trouble by giving away fish
Sok Chea is sixty years old, and lives in small house in a remote village in between Takeo and Kampot. In his younger days he worked as a barber, but age has made him frail...
Acquitted after 10 years in Jail
On August 3, 2004, in a remote commune situated in Kampong Thom province, Sry Veng’s family and their neighbors were sitting at home and quietly watching what was on TV that evening when three...
IBJ India Hosts Legal Rights Awareness Event
Over 200 Inmates Attend IBJ India’s Legal Rights Awareness Event at Tihar Jail As a part of a joint initiative between IBJ India and Delhi Prisons to spread awareness among jail inmates about their rights and...
Taking Care of the Caretakers
Taking Care of the Caretakers: Custodial Staff Capacity Building Workshop at Tihar Pankhuri A. Mehndiratta and Katyayini, IBJ India IBJ India in collaboration with Delhi Prisons organized a two-day capacity building workshop for warders...
IBJ ASEAN Youth JusticeMakers 2015 Competition – Press release
For Immediate Release IBJ Announces Its ASEAN Youth JusticeMakers Competition 2015 Geneva, Switzerland – April 2, 2015 – IBJ Singapore is pleased to announce the ASEAN Youth JusticeMakers 2015 Competition. The Competition will award US$5,000...
IBJ Field Report Cambodia – Pich Sreymom
February 2015 Pich Sreymom* is an 18 year old girl who was accused of being accomplice to a motorbike theft. Without the means to pay for counsel, she was afraid that her past imprisonment...
IBJ China Seeks to Improve Defense Strategies for Accused Women & Girls
June 2014 Kelly McCarthy IBJ China Seeks to Improve Defense Strategies for Accused Women & Girls Domestic violence is, unfortunately, not a new or uncommon problem in China, but the issue has gained unprecedented social...