Acquitted after 10 years in Jail
On August 3, 2004, in a remote commune situated in Kampong Thom province, Sry Veng’s family and their neighbors were sitting at home and quietly watching what was on TV that evening when three...
IBJ India Hosts Legal Rights Awareness Event
Over 200 Inmates Attend IBJ India’s Legal Rights Awareness Event at Tihar Jail As a part of a joint initiative between IBJ India and Delhi Prisons to spread awareness among jail inmates about their rights and...
Taking Care of the Caretakers
Taking Care of the Caretakers: Custodial Staff Capacity Building Workshop at Tihar Pankhuri A. Mehndiratta and Katyayini, IBJ India IBJ India in collaboration with Delhi Prisons organized a two-day capacity building workshop for warders...
IBJ ASEAN Youth JusticeMakers 2015 Competition – Press release
For Immediate Release IBJ Announces Its ASEAN Youth JusticeMakers Competition 2015 Geneva, Switzerland – April 2, 2015 – IBJ Singapore is pleased to announce the ASEAN Youth JusticeMakers 2015 Competition. The Competition will award US$5,000...
IBJ Field Report Cambodia – Pich Sreymom
February 2015 Pich Sreymom* is an 18 year old girl who was accused of being accomplice to a motorbike theft. Without the means to pay for counsel, she was afraid that her past imprisonment...
IBJ China Seeks to Improve Defense Strategies for Accused Women & Girls
June 2014 Kelly McCarthy IBJ China Seeks to Improve Defense Strategies for Accused Women & Girls Domestic violence is, unfortunately, not a new or uncommon problem in China, but the issue has gained unprecedented social...
The Wall Street Journal – Karen Tse’s Fight for Prisoners’ Rights
The Wall Street Journal By Hannah Bloch February 2015 Originally published by The Wall Street Journal When Karen Tse, a San Francisco public defender, arrived in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia to train defense lawyers in 1994,...
IBJ Burundi Secures Release of Child from Unlawful Pretrial Detention
In Burundi, the number of children in pre-trial detention is steadily decreasing. However, it is necessary to maintain this momentum and continue the fight against illegal juvenile detention. The story of Celeus exemplifies the...
“IBJ Offered Me A Rebirth” – IBJ Cambodia Lawyer Helps Free An Innocent Man
Charlène Buisson 17 September 2014 On September 17, 2014, we went to Prey Veng province to visit Theara, a former IBJ client recently released after being acquitted. Theara’s house is only 40 kilometers away...
IBJ Cambodia reunites parents with children – Success story
Charlène Buisson December 2014 On December 9, 2014 Sophal and his wife Thea, parents of three children, have been released from prison. They are very happy about their discharge and being able to see...