For the week of July 5th, over 65 members of Burundi’s justice sector community gathered in Bujumbura to receive training in legal techniques. The training was conducted by IBJ Burundi Program in partnership with...
The Ministry of Justice held a three-day seminar in Pursat, this week to educate judicial officials about the new Penal Code. The event takes place as the government completes its codification of the Penal...
On June 12th, 2010 about thirty Criminal Defence attorneys gathered in Coimbatore, India to learn about “The Role of Lawyers for Effective Justice.” The following day, the conference was held in Mahe, India where...
On July 2nd and 3rd, more than sixty Rwandese defense attorneys gathered in Kigali to attend an IBJ training event- the second of its kind- hosted by the IBJ Rwanda Program. The curriculum emphasized...
As last Saturday Burundi was, like the rest of the world, paying a tribute to the victims of torture worldwide, IBJ is embarking on a series of activities whose objective is to systematically promote...
On Thursday, June 24th, the IBJ-Rwanda Defense Resource Center (DRC) settled into its new headquarters in Remera – a bustling corner of eastern Kigali. This opening arrives a week ahead of the 48th anniversary of Rwanda’s...
IBJ is pleased to announce that a legal defense training and judicial community roundtable discussion will be conducted in early July 2010 in Kigali with the support of the Kigali Bar Association. On July...
“When you teach someone to swim, you don’t just throw them in the deep end and hope they do great” – Abby Anderson Executive director, Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, the USA The European Court...
On Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15, the IBJ Zimbabwe Team hosted a successful advanced defender skills training in Harare, Zimbabwe. Approximately fifty Harare-based lawyers attended the continuation of last years training, including...
In addition to street law campaigns, IBJ Burundi, in partnership with APRODH, has begun running legal rights campaigns in Burundian prisons. In Bubanza prison, on 29 March 2010, IBJ Intern Celesta Duivenvoorde explaining women...
