Adriana Patricia Castaño defends young victims of arbitrary detention

Para la versión en Español, haga click aquí. 2011 JusticeMaker Adriana Patricia Castaño Román Adriana Patricia Castaño is one of the winners of the 2011 JusticeMakers competition organized by International Bridges to Justice. She has...

Read more 19 December, 2011 at 10:05 am Cristina Serrano

Gabriela Vázquez promueve el derecho a la Salud en las cárceles argentinas

Gabriela Eugenia Vázquez es una de nuestros ganadores del concurso JusticeMakers 2011 organizado por International Bridges to Justice. Ha sido abogada practicante en Argentina desde 1991. Ha enfocado su carrera en materia de derechos...

Read more 7 December, 2011 at 8:58 am Cristina Serrano

Gabriela Vázquez promotes the right to Health in Argentinian prisons

2011 JusticeMaker Gabriela Vázquez works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Argentinian prisons. She has organized workshops for security staff, health promoters and inmates and distributed information flyers and condoms.

Read more 6 December, 2011 at 9:35 am Cristina Serrano

Justicia a través de Correspondencia: Justicia Juvenil en Chile

Alejandro Tomás Viada Ovalle es uno de nuestros ganadores del concurso JusticeMakers 2011 organizado por International Bridges to Justice. Ha trabajado como abogado defensor durante años; ha dirigido equipos de profesionales (trabajadores sociales, abogados...

Read more 5 December, 2011 at 9:52 am Cristina Serrano

Justice through Correspondence: Juvenile Justice in Chile

2011 JusticeMaker Alejandro Vianda has set up an innovative communication system between juvenile inmates and their lawyers.

Read more 5 December, 2011 at 9:29 am Cristina Serrano

Verónica Quiroga lucha por los derechos de las mujeres en las cárceles bolivianas

Verónica Marisol Quiroga Pando es una de nuestros ganadores del concurso JusticeMakers 2011 organizado por International Bridges to Justice. Graduada en Derecho y especializada en derechos humanos, trabaja en la actualidad en la Universidad...

Read more 21 November, 2011 at 11:07 am Cristina Serrano

Verónica Quiroga fights for women’s rights in Bolivian prisons

2011 JusticeMaker Verónica Marisol Quiroga Pando fights discrimination that female detainees face in Bolivian prisons. She also provides legal representation to women in pre-trial detention. Read More...

Read more 21 November, 2011 at 9:33 am Cristina Serrano

Justine Saidi successfully represents juveniles in the DRC

2011 JusticeMaker Justine Saidi's legal representation of juveniles has resulted in numerous successful outcomes. Thanks to Justine's diligence and perseverance 15 year old M.'s case has been acquitted by the Court of Appeal.

Read more 11 November, 2011 at 2:03 pm Marina Klokova

JusticeMaker Conducts Trainings, Helps Secure the Release of Pre-Trial Detainees

IBJ's 2010 Asia JusticeMaker Bijaya Chanda has managed to give basic legal training to some 1919 pre-trial detainees (known in India as under-trial prisoners, or UTPs) since the beginning of January 2011.

Read more 27 September, 2011 at 9:55 am Bijaya

La Juventud y La Detención Arbitraria en Colombia: La Historia de Diego

Medellín, Colombia – La ciudad de Medellín tiene una historia larga y complicada de los conflictos.  Varios de los problemas que aún enfrenta hoy en día son el control paramilitary y la militarización que...

Read more 26 July, 2011 at 9:41 am Siobhan Riordan