The Chief Justice of India gave a ray of hope to nearly .17 Million under trials languishing in jails for years despite being booked for petty offences. Hon’ble Prime Minister, Law Minister and Chief Justice of India unanimously expressed...
On 31 July 2009, IBJ-Zimbabwe Fellows, Innocent Maja and John Burombo, collaborated with the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) to bring 16 magistrates together to discuss the role magistrates can play in decongesting Zimbabwe’s prisons....
IBJ is excited to announce its first ever Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Training which will be held in Harare, on August 28th, 29th and 30th 2009. This three-day skills-building training will be lead by an...
This July, members of all sectors of Burundi’s criminal justice system will get the chance to have an open discussion about the problem of pre-trial detention. Professionals with experience in all spheres (6 lawyers,...
In addition to its 2009 Burundi training session, on Monday June 29th 2009 IBJ organized two roundtable sessions continue the lively discussions which were taking place. Participants were invited to stay on after the...
June 22nd to 28th was World AntiTorture Day and in Burundi as elsewhere a number of activities were planned to protest against its use. Only recently active in the country, IBJ dedicated itself to...
On Thursday, July 9, 2009, Ouk Vandeth from IBJ and Sok Kung from Cambodia Defender’s Project (link) co-lead a radio outreach program in Phnom Penh. The program was broadcast throughout the country, with people...
On July 7, 2009, participants of IBJ-Zimbabwe‘s first official roundtable discussion spoke passionately about the role of lawyers in decongesting Zimbabwe’s prisons. The discussion was chaired by IBJ Fellow, Innocent Maja. In attendance was...
In the spring of last year, 3000 advisement of rights posters hit the floor. Printed the year before, the posters sought to highlight the rights of accused persons should they find themselves in police...
When operating within a nascent justice system, support can come in a variety of ways. Take Olivier Niyonizigiye, a 2008 JusticeMakers Competition Finalist. He took the entire week off work to assist the...
