A Russian JusticeMakers Fellow help free a wrongfully accused
“I remained at liberty and I am thankful to the court for its fair decision. Besides, I want to express special thanks to the people who were participating in my life, without whom...
Massive Awareness Program organized in Liberia on the legal rights of people living with HIV/Aids
« Helping those affected by HIV/Aids gain respect, rights and values in their society is a wonderful thing ». Christian Zarweah, IBJ’s 2012 Fellow from Ganta, Liberia continues his massive awareness program across the...
Fact-finding missions to courts, prisons, and police stations examine how accused living with HIV/AIDS are treated in Nigeria’s justice system
For the project of JusticeMakers Fellow Thaddeus Nwabueze, fact-finding missions are crucial. Thaddeus, located in Nigeria, kicked off his project with an inaugural ceremony in January. Human rights lawyers and volunteers attended the meeting,...
Serving nearly double time: Teenager freed after IBJ simply follows-up with neglected case
One IBJ client was barely 15 years old when he was arrested on 6 July 2007. He was accused of burglary and put in pre-trial detention. The only existing documentation of his detention is...
Imprisonment as a family affair: One family’s acquittal after years in prison
During one of his regular prison visits to the prison of Bururi, IBJ lawyer Janvier Ncamatwi identified five family members who were imprisoned and awaiting their trial, accused of willful destruction of property. After...
Wrong place, wrong time: One Auto-Rickshaw driver accused of abetting abduction released home to his wife and children after IBJ’s help
Prithu* is a 50-year-old street hawker who earns his living by selling eggs in a quiet neighborhood of north Delhi. He says he spent nearly all of his savings trying to get his 28-year-old...
Meet Baru, pinned as a terrorist in a new city
Baru*, a resident of a small village in West Bengal, travelled to Delhi in 2005 with the hope of earning enough money to provide sustenance to his family back home. A trained tailor, Baru...
Bankrupt and accused of breach of trust, Ary found help in IBJ
By Marcena Winterscheidt In December of 2007, Ary* borrowed $5,000 from a local middleman to invest in property. The man worked in the front office of the provincial hall, a position of influence and...
Justice Even for the Guilty
IBJ promotes bridges to justice. But who is justice for? And what does justice mean? Is it for the victim, to see a guilty person punished? Is justice for the accused, to ensure his...
After more than a year since his acquittal, IBJ client released from prison seeks his family
By Charlène Buisson After more than four and a half years spent in prison as an innocent man, Sopheak*—a husband and father—finally attained freedom from Koh Kong prison on 27 March 2013 with...