The city of Medellín has a long and complicated history of conflict. Several of the problems that it still faces today are paramilitary control and militarization, the resulting armed political militias, territorial gang...
A woman in Colombia may seek a legal abortion only if she finds herself in one of three specific situations: (1) if she becomes pregnant as a result of violation, (2) if the pregnancy...
Medellín, Colombia – On International Workers’ Day on the first of May every year, people the world over gather in the streets to celebrate workers’ rights. Events on this day are often also attended...
Supriyatno, known as ‘Yatno’ to his friends, listens carefully as Indonesian JusticeMaker Ajeng Larasati speaks about her country’s Criminal Procedure Code. Occasionally, he raises his hand and asks a question on behalf of a...
IBJ JusticeMaker 2010 Bijaya Chanda has managed to give basic legal training to 1,919 pre-trial detainees (known in India as under-trial prisoners, or UTPs) since the beginning of January 2011. Bijaya’s project focuses on...
On April 6th, 2011 a meeting was held with students and professors of the Medellin-based University of Antioquia, where the project of JusticeMakers Fellow Adriana has been developing. The aim of the project...
On March 25th, Justine Mwanaisha Saidi, IBJ’s 2011 Justicemaker from the Republic of Congo (DRC), organized a training seminar for magistrates, judges, attorneys and court officials to enhance their knowledge of the requirements of...
Indonesian JusticeMaker 2010 Ajeng Larasati recently completed a five-day training session in Cipinang Detention Center, Jakarta. Between 8 – 13 March 2011, she educated five tamping (convicted prisoners who hold jobs in the...
Rasul Jafarov, JusticeMaker 2010 from Azerbaijan, has gone to new lengths in his quest to ensure that Azeri prisoners and their families are informed about and can execute their rights to early release....
On 1 April 2011, Ajeng Larasati (Indonesia) and Bijaya Chanda (India) took part in a JusticeMaker conference call and brainstormed with each other and IBJ staff on the best way to evaluate training materials...
