IBJ Syria: COVID-19 response
IBJ Syria has been at the forefront of efforts to adapt the Syrian justice system and mitigate the challenges that have arisen due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. On 23 Apr 2020, IBJ invited...
COVID-19 response: IBJ India’s advocacy efforts result in Indian government taking unprecedented measures to protect the rights of prisoners
As pandemic-induced lockdowns slowly took over the world, IBJ’s teams stayed on the frontline of access to justice, creating new solutions to protect the rights of the accused. Even before the Indian government announced...
IBJ Syria Hosts Fifth Roundtable Event on Rehabilitation of Juvenile Delinquents
According to the Syrian law, when juveniles between the age of 10 and 18 commit a crime, they shall not be penalized the way adults are. Instead, they are rehabilitated. There is one exception...
On the occasion of the World Economic Forum’s 2020 AM, International Bridges to Justice presents the JusticeHub at Davos Town Hall
Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020 – International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) brought together some of the world’s most influential leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020. The aim was to inspire a...
Press Release: Building Hope for the Future at Davos 2020
Davos, Switzerland – As industry, government, and faith leaders prepare to meet once again at the World Economic Forum in Davos, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) calls for a focus on the UN’s Sustainable...
IBJ Lanka trains over 100 lawyers at the second Criminal Defender Training Session to be held in Sri Lanka
Kandy, Sri Lanka, September 13 – 15, 2019. The second Defender Training Session held for Sri Lankan lawyers took place in the historical city of Kandy, home of The Temple of the Tooth Relic,...
Advancing Access to Justice: Legal Aid Mobile Phone Application Launched in Cambodia
At a training attended by nearly one hundred young lawyers, Cambodia Bridges to Justice presented the newest way to advance access to justice: a mobile phone application set to revolutionize legal aid in Cambodia....
IBJ Defender Manual Adopted By Three Bar Associations in Syria
IBJ is proud to announce that three bar associations within Syria have officially adopted the IBJ Syria Defender Manual as a core legal education resource. The IBJ Syria Defender Manual, the first of its...
Roundtable in Cambodia: Access to Prisons
Earlier this year, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) and Cambodian Bridges to Justice (CBJ) conducted a roundtable discussion with members of the Ministry of Justice and the National Police addressing the need to increase...
A First-of-its-kind Gathering of Women Defense Attorneys From Francophone Africa
“Today I brought with me this image….it’s a women with a man’s hand on her bottom. For me it represents harassment. It’s an image I’ve kept with me since 2007, and it reminds me...