According to the Syrian law, when juveniles between the age of 10 and 18 commit a crime, they shall not be penalized the way adults are. Instead, they are rehabilitated. There is one exception...
Earlier this year, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) and Cambodian Bridges to Justice (CBJ) conducted a roundtable discussion with members of the Ministry of Justice and the National Police addressing the need to increase...
Paving the way to access to justice for the accused with a focus on women in particular. December 18, 2018 Geneva, Switzerland. The IBJ Syria project team members, with the help of Hasan al Mousa,...
On Wednesday 25th October 2017, Rwanda Bridges to Justice and its partner International Bridges to Justice welcomed a number of key justice and technology stakeholders at Kigali Marriott hotel for a High Level Justice Round-table...
On March 22, the Burundi Bridges to Justice Team organized a justice roundtable bringing together 34 justice sector actors to identify problems and solutions to pressing justice issues in Burundi. This high-level meeting was...
On November 4, IBJ completed the successful registration of its local Rwanda chapter, Rwanda Bridges to Justice (RBJ) following the receipt of an official letter of recommendation to implement its activities in Rwanda from...
Pankhuri A. Mehndiratta September 2014 On the 1st of June 2014, IBJ India organised a one day workshop dealing with the contentious issue of ‘Custodial Violence – its Prevention and Remedies‘ in the state...
John T. Burombo September 2014 IBJ Zimbabwe Fellows, Innocent Maja and John Burombo, hosted a roundtable discussion on 12th September 2014 to address the issue of corruption in the criminal justice system. The roundtable...
On 07th December, IBJ India conducted a whole-day roundtable for welfare officers in Tihar Jail. Titled ”Role of Welfare Officers in Ensuring Access to Justice and Legal Aid”, the roundtable was the first of its...
IBJ’s Defender Engagement Series (DES) trainer Ms. Wu has always had great sympathy for the poor and, in her own words, “long dreamed of becoming a lawyer.” Her initial interest arose from a desire...