Meet our youth justice initiative team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo! In the heart of Africa, young visionaries from the DRC are launching innovative projects to transform the lives of incarcerated youth....
The last month of pregnancy can be one of the most difficult and vulnerable moments in a woman’s life. Grace, 35 from the D.R.C, was thrilled to welcome her new child. Little did she...
IBJ’s Access to Justice initiative in Tunisia supported by The United Nations Democracy Fund IBJ’s Access to Justice initiative in Tunisia supported by The United Nations Democracy Fund Geneva, Switzerland – 23 March 2023...
JusticeMakers help free Syrian Journalist JusticeMakers help free Syrian Journalist Safa is a young Syrian journalist living in Turkey, where she, her father and siblings currently reside after fleeing the persecution they faced in...
In the DR Congo, our youth have worked together with Versoix to create a comic book of one of IBJ's cases : discover the story of Justine
IBJ helps free 28 wrongfully detained prisoners in Democratic Republic of Congo IBJ helps free 28 wrongfully detained prisoners in Democratic Republic of Congo Imprisonment can be life-threatening in the Democratic Republic of Congo....
In northern Cambodia, a 16-year-old boy was collecting scrap metal. Earning less than $50 a month with this work, he lived hand to mouth, struggling to feed his young wife and baby. Living in...
In early July, IBJ Indonesia hosted their first Criminal Defense Skills Training Workshop in partnership with local NGO, LBH APIK Jakarta. 121 defense lawyers from across the archipelago attended the event, out of which...
In an unprecedented move, on March 5, 2021, the President of Burundi, HE. Evariste Ndayishimiye signed a decree pardoning 5,255 Burundi detainees and ordering their immediate release. In fact, Burundi Bridges to Justice (BBJ)...
On January 15, 2021, Burundi Bridges to Justice (BBJ) conducted rights awareness events in Mpimba and Rumonge prisons in Burundi. A total of 350 pre-trial detainees attended the events, including 49 women. The pressing need for...
