IBJ JusticeMaker Fellow 2010 Oanh Hoang NGO has authored an extensive survey on the state of Vietnam’s juvenile justice system. Basing her research on the most recently published government statistics (from 2009), and using...
In March 2010, an IBJ lawyer received a troubling phone call from a Ugandan acquaintance. He was expressing his distress for a 34-year-old Ugandan who had just been convicted of homicide, despite the serious...
During a routine visit to Rwanda’s Gitarama central prison – considered one of the most overcrowded prisons on earth – the IBJ team of lawyers met with a demobilized soldier detained since 2007. To...
November 25, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — On November 25, I sat down with Stephanie Bastian, the Executive Director of the Kuala Lumpur Legal Aid Center, to discuss how a criminal justice system, in which...
On 1 Dec 2010, JusticeMaker 2010 Waqas Abid met with the well-regarded lawyer Ch. Imtiaz Ahmed, the former Vice-President of the Kasur District Bar Association. Mr. Ahmed has, for the past 19 years, devoted...
On November 18, 2010, IBJ INDIA, in conjunction with the Delhi Legal Services Authority (the Indian equivalent of the public defender system), hosted a “Workshop on Effective Legal Aid Advocacy” at the India Habitat...
November 9, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — When ministries deliberate over potential legislation in Malaysia, they will solicit the advice and recommendations of experts in the field. For children’s rights and issues, one of the...
IBJ Zimbabwe made headlines with a roundtable discussion convened for Zimbabwe’s media. The forum discussion took place on November 2nd in Harare and brought together journalists, lawyers and IBJ Legal Fellows to discuss the...
On October 20th, judges, prosecutors, prison officials, police officers, members of the National Assembly and the Senate from Rutana province and lawyers and civil society representatives from Bujumbura came together to discuss the innovations...
Sri Lankan JusticeMaker Fellow Harshi Perera organized a Public Legal Rights Awareness Session with former pre-trial detainees and their families. The two-hour discussion was held on November 13 in the Janasansadaya sub-office in the...
