On 2 June 2022, Cambodia Bridges to Justice (CBJ) was awarded the Access to Justice Prize for its high-impact work in Cambodia’s Courts of Appeal at the World Justice Forum. The World Justice Forum...
In northern Cambodia, a 16-year-old boy was collecting scrap metal. Earning less than $50 a month with this work, he lived hand to mouth, struggling to feed his young wife and baby. Living in...
In August 2019 Diah’s husband was charged with drug offences and incarcerated. Unable to divorceher husband but unhappy with her marriage, Diah began a relationship with another man and becamepregnant in March 2020. Ashamed...
In an unprecedented move, on March 5, 2021, the President of Burundi, HE. Evariste Ndayishimiye signed a decree pardoning 5,255 Burundi detainees and ordering their immediate release. In fact, Burundi Bridges to Justice (BBJ)...
On January 15, 2021, Burundi Bridges to Justice (BBJ) conducted rights awareness events in Mpimba and Rumonge prisons in Burundi. A total of 350 pre-trial detainees attended the events, including 49 women. The pressing need for...
IBJ provides enhanced justice support in Myanmar during the State of Emergency Since the Myanmar military declared a State of Emergency on February 1, 2021, IBJ Myanmar has continued its work. Despite internet cuts,...
On October 22, 2020, Cambodia Bridges to Justice (CBJ), IBJ’s affiliate organization in Cambodia, introduced key Cambodian justice sector stakeholders to its recently launched iConnectJustice mobile application. Cambodia Bridges to Justice launches groundbreaking iConnectJustice mobile...
IBJ Syria has been at the forefront of efforts to adapt the Syrian justice system and mitigate the challenges that have arisen due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. On 23 Apr 2020, IBJ invited...
As pandemic-induced lockdowns slowly took over the world, IBJ’s teams stayed on the frontline of access to justice, creating new solutions to protect the rights of the accused. Even before the Indian government announced...
According to the Syrian law, when juveniles between the age of 10 and 18 commit a crime, they shall not be penalized the way adults are. Instead, they are rehabilitated. There is one exception...
