Anulawathi’s Story: Inefficiency of Government Analyst
"After she returned to Sri Lanka the police arrested her husband and remanded him. He is in the male ward in the same prison. A week after her husband's arrest she too was arrested...
Reflections on IBJ’s Country and JusticeMakers Fellows Summit
From August 8th to August 17th, IBJ held the Country and JusticeMakers Fellows Summit and second annual fundraising gala in Singapore, in celebration of the opening of its Singapore-based Justice Training Center. Country Fellows...
Janasansadaya Documentary Released
Sri Lankan NGO Janasansadaya released this two part EU-funded documentary film with English subtitles. Part 1: Part 2:
Madu’s Story; Torture and Professional Negligence
"When Madu went to the police station the next day she was assaulted with a cricket pole and told to plead guilty. They took her signature on a written statement by force. The statement...
Susani’s Story: Ignorance of Law
"When she was eleven Susani’s mother was imprisoned for selling drugs and she was placed in the care of her grandmother. At that time a friend of her father who was 23-years-old was hiding...
Nalani’s Story: Removing Lice
" In an interview she said that when she was taken into the prison she was wearing a white saree. A female prison officer forced her to change it saying it was not suitable...
Warrants Issued for Arrest of Four Policemen Alleging Torture in Remand
On Wednesday September 22, 2010, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) Dhaka issued a warrant for the arrest of four police officers, prominent among them former Ramna officer-in-charge Mahbubur Rahman. The officers are accused...
The Story of Dotee’s Daughter: Filth in Detention
"Dotee admitted her child to a Government hospital where she was treated for four days. The JMO refrained from examining her ear wounds saying that only the other sexual matter was relevant. When Dotee...
JusticeMakers launches new site!
International Bridges to Justice is excited to open a new chapter in the JusticeMakers program with the launch of a new JusticeMakers site at justicemakers.ibj.org. The new site will foster the growth of the JusticeMakers online community, allowing...
Sri Lanka – Freedom from Torture: Nidosh’s Story
Piliyandala, Sri Lanka – JusticeMakers Fellow Harshi Perera visits the home of Sarath Kumara Nidosh, where he has invited his family, friends and neighbors, for a discussion on human rights in Sri Lanka. Nidosh himself...