Rights of Accused and Conflict Management Focussed in Workshop for Prison Staff of District Jail, Alwar

A total of 50 warders and head warders from District Jail Alwar, Rajasthan participated. A retired IG, from Rajasthan Prison Shri R.K. Saxena stressed that all those who are in jail are also human...

Read more 29 August, 2011 at 3:54 pm Ajay Verma

Shared Experiences, Common Grounds: Challenges and Successes in Cambodia

On 13 August, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) brought together their Cambodian staff for a retreat. Twenty-five Khmer staff, our Cambodian Program Officer, and two Legal Interns joined Mr. Sanjeewa Liyanage, the International Program...

Read more 22 August, 2011 at 4:31 pm Kflower

Coming Together to Promote Access to Justice in Burundi

Drawing 45 Burundian lawyers, IBJ’s four-day training event in Bujumbura, Burundi, opened on July 12th with a speech by the Batonnier de l’Ordre des Avocats du Burundi, or the Burundia Bar Association. The first...

Read more 2 August, 2011 at 11:03 am Sanket

Kigali Skills Workshop Hones Defender Skills and Trains Trainers

It was quite hot in Kigali on July 20th 2011. Despite the heat, 30 defense lawyers gathered at IBJ’s Rwanda office for a skills building training workshop to strengthen their ability to advocate for the...

Read more 2 August, 2011 at 10:21 am Sanket

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

Mí Cuerpo Es Mío: Derechos de Las Mujeres en Colombia

“No del estado, ni de la iglesia, Mí cuerpo es mío, mío, yo decido.” – canto de las activistas durante una manifestación en Medellín Medellín, Colombia – Una mujer en Colombia puede solicitor un...

Read more 26 July, 2011 at 9:32 am Siobhan Riordan

La Marcha de Los Derechos Humanos en Colombia

Medellín, Colombia – En el Día Internacional de Trabajadores cada año en el primero de mayo, la gente de todo el mundo se reúnen en las calles para celebrar los derechos de los trabajadores. ...

Read more 26 July, 2011 at 9:21 am Siobhan Riordan

Interview with JusticeMaker Gautier Zomissi

In May 2011, IBJ Volunteer Krishna Gagné travelled to Yaoundé in Cameroon to meet up with 2011 JusticeMaker Gautier Zomissi and his partner Ghislain Tchakount to discuss the progress of their project.

Read more 14 July, 2011 at 9:49 am Gautier Zomissi

A Profile of JusticeMaker Elchin Abullayev

Elchin Abullayev is a Justice Makers fellow based in the former soviet republic of Azerbaijan.  A small country, located on the Caspian sea, north of Iran and south of Russian, Azerbaijan has slowly gained...

Read more 6 July, 2011 at 7:42 am Colleen MacDonald

A Workshop on Cross Examination of Witnesses improved Defence Skills of Young Lawyers from Rajasthan

International Bridges to Justice India (IBJ India) in association with Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) conducted a day long workshop for Trial Advocates on Lessons on Cross Examination of Witnesses in securing justice for...

Read more 27 June, 2011 at 7:11 pm Ajay Verma