Meet Baru, pinned as a terrorist in a new city
Baru*, a resident of a small village in West Bengal, travelled to Delhi in 2005 with the hope of earning enough money to provide sustenance to his family back home. A trained tailor, Baru...
Bankrupt and accused of breach of trust, Ary found help in IBJ
By Marcena Winterscheidt In December of 2007, Ary* borrowed $5,000 from a local middleman to invest in property. The man worked in the front office of the provincial hall, a position of influence and...
Justice Even for the Guilty
IBJ promotes bridges to justice. But who is justice for? And what does justice mean? Is it for the victim, to see a guilty person punished? Is justice for the accused, to ensure his...
After more than a year since his acquittal, IBJ client released from prison seeks his family
By Charlène Buisson After more than four and a half years spent in prison as an innocent man, Sopheak*—a husband and father—finally attained freedom from Koh Kong prison on 27 March 2013 with...
Aditya and the Confession
In India, one of the most basic Common Law principles is “better that ten guilty escape than that one innocent suffer.” While the Indian criminal justice system is based along these lines, trial courts...
IBJ India conducted latest Rights Awareness Campaign for Convicted Prisoners at Central Jail No.2 Tihar (New Delhi)
On 8th March 2013, International Bridges to Justice (India) endeavored to inform convicted inmates in Tihar Jail (New Delhi) about their rights, focusing on the right to appeal but also the entitlement to parole,...
IBJ India Promoting Access to Justice in a National Criminology Conference
Contributed By: Auriane Mouret On 16th February 2013, International Bridges to Justice was invited to the 36th All India Criminology Conference at the National Law University of New Delhi. The specific session, wherein IBJ...
Acquitted for a Second Time on Appeal
When IBJ first met Makara in 2009, IBJ’s provincial lawyer in Pursat successfully defended him against a murder charge. The prosecution appealed and as is usual practice, he remained in detention until an appeal...
A Legacy of Support for the Rule of Law in China
Published by Chinese Business Review January-March 2013 US-China Legal Cooperation Fund A Legacy of Support for the Rule of Law in China by Anne Phelan In the spring of 1999, when the US-China Legal Cooperation...
Human Rights Day – Cambodian Art & Culture in Pursat Prison
To celebrate the United Nations’ International Human Rights Day, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) sought to bring Cambodian arts and culture to Pursat prison. On 10 December 2012, Pursat prison saw its courtyard transformed...