On a sunny Sunday morning, five members of the CLEAR- Kisumu team set off for Gwassi where they would be conducting a three-day legal education program. The team consisted of the CLEAR-Kisumu Resident Advocate,...
Hey everyone, I have been pretty busy for a while, hence my silence, but I assure you, I shall try and be more communicative in the future. I have just finished a tour of...
One of our 2008 JusticeMakers competition finalists, Bandita Thapa, is undertaking a major fundraising effort for the Women Foundation Nepal (WFN). WFN are looking to raise $ 2,000 for the launch of the new...
On the 6th of March of this year the Legal Rights Forum (LRF) held a press conference at Karachi Press Club to highlight the issue of police violence against children. LRF Chairman and 2008...
In the weeks following the January 5th launch of his project, Franck and his team are reportedly very encouraged by the host of partnerships they have secured and support they have received from the...
Buhle’s team recently visited the Kaphunga Village area to train community police. They were taught about private arrest, admissibility of evidence, presumption of innocence and the Swazi judicial system. They were given a warm welcome...
On Friday, 27th of January, Patrick secured the release of a couple who had been threatened and arrested by the police on false-allegations of assault. Acting as an agent to his landlord, one of...
Prior to our 2008 JusticeMakers competition, Kenyan newspaper the Daily Nation published an article about one of our competition winners, Kenyan Magistrate Joy Masinde. The article, titled “She’s-Got-It Brenda Masinde”, provides terrific insight into Joy’s life prior to becoming...
JusticeMakers is delighted to announce that yesterday Patrick’s team reported the release of their first criminal defendant. The defendant was brought to the Lagos Magistrate Court on allegation of theft – he reportedly had stolen a...
Buhle’s team has reported a successful start to their project, having carried out two workshops educating community police on human rights. The first session was in the Mbhuleni township, where in the past local...
