IBJ Cambodia: Pursat Trial
IBJ Fellow Ouk Vandeth visits two clients held in detention for over 6 months without a lawyer or a trial. One defendant will finally get a trial with Mr. Vandeth defending him.
Criminal Justice Innovation Competition Launches On UN’s Anti-Torture Day
JusticeMakers, a competition for innovations that end torture, arbitrary detainment and abuse is being announced by International Bridges to Justice (IBJ). The initiative launches on June 26th, the United Nations International Day in Support...
JusticeMakers Profile: IBJ Cambodia Fellow Ouk Vandeth
Wanting to learn more about the inspiration for JusticeMakers and the man behind IBJ Cambodia, I met with Vandeth one Sunday in his home to ask him some questions about his life and how,...
Rwanda: Rights Advocacy Platform Launched
The New Times (Kigali) By Moses Gahigi International Bridges to Justice (IBJ), a Geneva-based firm, yesterday officially entered into a partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Kigali Bar Association in a ceremony...
IBJ Launches Training Workshop in Bujumbura, Burundi
Well, it’s been a week since I arrived and met African Program leader Marlon Zakeyo and IBJ Deputy Director Jean Amabile and officially began my internship working photojournalist for IBJ. I may lack a...
Brushing up on the Cambodian Criminal Procedure Code
On April 29, IBJ’s Cambodia office sponsored a training workshop for young criminal defense lawyers. IBJ Fellow Ouk Vandeth invited His Excellency Choun Sun Leng, Vice President of the Appeals Court and Chief of...
A Beautiful New Venue for Innovation in Criminal Justice
Wow. Look at this gorgeous site. Thanks to our web developer Tadib Muqtada, the insight of IBJ’s rock star intern Scott Myers, the feedback of IBJ Consultant Leslie Liao, and the leadership of IBJ Program...
JusticeMakers Arrives on June 26, 2008
We are pleased to announce that we have finalized the date we are launching the 2008 JusticeMakers competition – June 26, 2008. The launch coincides with the United Nations’ International Day in Support of...
JusticeMakers: Prizing Just Ideas for Criminal Defense
I just wanted to provide a preview of an upcoming competition called JusticeMakers… which IBJ will be launching in the coming months. Stay tuned for more! JusticeMakers is a global competition that sources and...
IBJ Holds Region-wide Juvenile Defense Training in SW China
From January 14-16, 2008, IBJ held its first region-wide training seminar in Southwest China. Held in Chongqing in cooperation with the China Society of Juvenile Delinquency Research, an influential government agency responsible for researching...