Rekindling childhood memories
When we left Prey Veng one afternoon we began a long journey to go to Pursat...
Trusting relationships
I have always wondered how these lawyers will adjust to working in remote provinces with...
Effectuating positive changes
Visiting IBJ offices in provinces was something I eagerly awaited. My first visit was to...
The difference between life and death
Ed. Note: Part 1 of reflections on IBJ International Program Director Sanjeewa Liyanage’s Visit to Cambodia in 2010 I always look forward to visiting Cambodia. In early February this year I arrived in Phnom...
Poverty and Judicial Corruption behind Torture in Indonesia
Today, there is no doubt that torture and ill treatments are related in many ways to poverty disrespect of ESC Rights. The author agrees with many papers that argue that the poor, excluded and...
IBJ to kick-start a pilot legal aid project in Rwanda
Rwanda. It was at the centre of IBJ’s preoccupations since 2006. And yet, the lack of resources impeded IBJ to move from successful rights awareness campaigns and legal defense training to a more systematic...
IBJ concludes a three-day major event in Bururi province
From 23 to 25 February, IBJ staff went to Rumonge, a city in the south of the country, to conduct two activities. For the first time indeed, both a street law campaign and a...
Is Kenya Justified to Retain the Death Penalty?
Kenya just like any other developing country is faced with the challenge of a rapidly growing population and a struggling economy. The stress on society from the combination of poverty and unemployment becomes a...
Cibitoke roundtable discussions bring lawyers, magistrates and prison officials together on a path of reforming the juvenile justice system in Burundi
On 9th December 2009, IBJ co-organised a fifth roundtable with APRODH in the province of Cibitoke. The aim was to gather members of the Burundi judicial system- whether lawyers, prison officials, police officers, prosecutors...
Curious Burundian soldiers join civilian rural populations to gain awareness of their legal rights in Kabezi
On 26th and 27th January, IBJ Burundi organised a street law campaign in Kabezi, a commune located in the province of Bujumbura rural, 20 kilometres southwards of the capital. This campaign was already well-rehearsed,...