Justice: A Treacherous Labyrinth
Victory seemed so near that day. After three visits to the Philippine National Police, two arrests and a trip to the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Lucena, the one thing that was left to...
JusticeMaker Ajeng Larasati Spreads Rights Awareness in Indonesian Detention Centers
While studying law at the University of Indonesia, Ajeng Larasati attended an advocacy training session led by lawyers and legal activists from an emerging legal aid institute in Jakarta. She was impressed by...
Introducing the Georgian JusticeMakers DreamTeam
On Thursday, July 1, JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze hosted a working meeting of the lawyers, consultants and legal studies interns that would work diligently for the next year executing the project “Supporting Juvenile Justice Reforms...
Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association: Chronicling Its Struggle for Democracy
The Georgian Young Lawyers Association, Kutaisi Branch is not one to lose momentum. On the face of it, the budding young lawyers’ group seems to have an unbearably expansive mandate. But probe a bit deeper, and...
From Guerrilla Fighter to Human Rights Activist
Each year in the Philippines, many human rights activists receive death threats, and some get killed. To continue working in this hostile environment, activists rely heavily on each other for support. Whether the issue...
Filipino Farmers Face Criminal Charges for Harvesting Coconuts
In the Bondoc peninsula, where the municipalities of San Andres and San Narciso meet, it is easy to lose oneself in the serene scenery of the rolling hills filled with coconut trees. However, the lush...
The Landless and the Law
Ten years ago, the tenants of Hacienda Villa Reyes in Quezon Province, Philippines lived a poor and destitute life. They spent their days riding buffaloes, harvesting coconuts and cultivating maize fields. Yet despite the...
Meet JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze
In between working for five different Georgian legal justice NGOs, spearheading international grant projects and translating various legal documents, it’s a wonder that JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze has any time for herself. Chapidze discusses project...
Between David and Goliath, Stands a JusticeMaker
Above: Rosselynn Jae Garcia de la Cruz (Jae), 2010 JusticeMaker fellow and agrarian reform lawyer It was about 3 in the afternoon when JusticeMakers Fellow and agrarian reform lawyer, Rosselynn Jae Garcia de la...
High Time for Changing the Adult Time for Adult Crime Mentality
“When you teach someone to swim, you don’t just throw them in the deep end and hope they do great” – Abby Anderson Executive director, Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, the USA The European Court...