IBJ India and the Gem and Jewellery Skill Council of India’s (GJSCI) Project Rupaantar Puts a Spotlight on Rehabilitation and Education inside Delhi Prisons

Project Rupaantar Throughout the past few years, IBJ India has expanded the scope of its operations by working with local partners to improve conditions and resources within prisons. Since 2017, IBJ India has coordinated...

Read more 8 August, 2019 at 12:08 pm Adhitya Venkatraman

IBJ India’s Awareness Campaigns Break Barriers in Prison

IBJ India continues to innovate new ways to deliver on its mission to protect human rights, including through its Legal Rights Awareness and Legal Aid Camp.

Read more 6 July, 2019 at 10:32 am Adhitya Venkatraman

IBJ India Partners with Young Students to Assist Inmates in Delhi Prisons

Beginning in January 2017, IBJ India partnered with Department of Psychology of Indraprastha College for Women in New Delhi to offer legal and psychological support to female inmates in Delhi Prisons. Early access to...

Read more 2 June, 2017 at 1:28 pm ibj

Empowering Women Prisoners in New Delhi : IBJ Conducts Legal Support Camp

On March 7, on the eve of International Women’s Day, IBJ India conducted a Legal Support Camp for women lodged at Central Jail No.6, Delhi Prisons, Tihar. The program supported over 150 women with...

Read more 28 March, 2017 at 12:58 pm ibj

Accessing Justice in Delhi Women’s Prison: The Story of Fatima

In Delhi, the need for affordable legal assistance is great. 2 out of 3 prisoners in India are in pre-trial detention. As such, the majority of people in jail have not appeared before a...

Read more 6 September, 2016 at 3:50 pm ibj

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...

Read more 11 July, 2015 at 8:59 am ibj

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...

Read more 6 May, 2015 at 10:55 am ibj

IBJ India Trains Paralegal Volunteers from Central Jail Ajmer, Rajasthan

Pankhuri A. Mehndiratta and  Katyayini October 2014 IBJ India organized a two-day paralegal training for the convicts at the Central Jail, Ajmer on the 4th and 5th of October 2014. The workshop aimed at building capacity...

Read more 20 February, 2015 at 1:20 pm ibj

Empowering Female prisoners with their Legal Rights inside Tihar Jail No.6

Pankhuri A. Mehndiratta December 2014 On December 4, 2014 the IBJ India team visited Central Tihar Jail No. 6 in New Delhi to interact with jail inmates and conduct a Legal Awareness Camp inside...

Read more 12 January, 2015 at 10:16 am ibj

IBJ India Conducts Prevention of Custodial Violence Workshop in West Bengal

Pankhuri A. Mehndiratta September 2014 On the 1st of June 2014, IBJ India organised a one day workshop dealing with the contentious issue of ‘Custodial Violence – its Prevention and Remedies‘ in the state...

Read more 3 December, 2014 at 3:14 pm Pankhuri A. Mehndiratta