Supriyatno's Story
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...
JusticeMaker Conducts Trainings, Secures Release of Detainees
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...
Columbia: "No More Police Abuses" Poster Released
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...
Helping Indonesian Prisoners Understand Their Rights
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 Educates Azeri Families about their Rights
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....
JusticeMakers Discuss How To Evaluate Training
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...
Afghan JusticeMaker represents accused women
2011 JusticeMaker Mahfuza Folad is fighting for women's rights in Kabul, Afghanistan. Together with the Justice For All Organization she provides access to justice for women and girls.
Meet 2011 JusticeMaker Adriana Castaño Roman
Adriana is grateful that she has been chosen as a JusticeMaker so that she can bring change to Medellín, Colombia, where police officials systematically deny rights to the most vulnerable people of the community....
Sri Lankan JusticeMaker Secures Somawathi's Release
On 22 February 2011, Ms. U. A. Somawathi was released from Welikada Prison, Colombo, after spending nine years in pre-trial detention. Her release was secured by Ms. Harshi Perera, JusticeMaker 2010.
Meet 2011 JusticeMaker Alejandro Tomas Viada
Chilean JusticeMaker Alejandro Tomas Viada Ovalle plans to improve the quality of legal counsel for juvenile detainees by organizing video communications with their defense lawyer.