Introducing IBJ’s new Phnom Penh head office staff
IBJ is pleased to announce the opening of two new offices in Cambodia, a head office in Phnom Penh and a Defense Ressource Center in Takeo. We would like to let members of the...
Awakening in Burundi, Part V
That night we met with our partner Pierre. He was nervous about the training. He had seen our training plan and didn’t think it would work. He told us that Burundians are shy, reserved...
Awakening in Burundi, Part IV
The training was to begin on Tuesday, May 20th and we went to court on Monday to get a glimpse of the legal system to prepare for the session. The courthouse had seen better...
IBJ is expanding in Zimbabwe!
IBJ is happy to welcome John Tawanda Burumbo and Florence Chatira into its growing team in Zimbabwe. John is a young and dynamic Zimbabwean lawyer who has a sound knowledge of Zimbabwean criminal law,...
Introducing IBJ Burundi Fellow Astère Muyango
IBJ is pleased to announce that Mr. Astère Muyango, a clinical legal aid expert, has been recruited as IBJ’s Burundi Fellow. Astère holds a Bachelor of Law from the Law University of Burundi. Astère...
Memorandum of Understanding between APRODH and IBJ opens a new era of cooperation in Burundi
IBJ is pleased to announce its renewed partnership with APRODH (Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained Persons). This is an encouraging sign as it signals the start of the movement to...
“Know your Rights” Posters in Rwanda Means More Hope
In May 2008, IBJ joined forces with the Ministry of Justice, the Bar Association of Kigali and the Belgian Technical Cooperation to launch its first Legal Rights Awareness Campaign in Kigali, Rwanda where IBJ...
IBJ receives a three-year grant from the European Union
IBJ is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of a substantial grant from the European Union. The European Union is financing the Cambodia, Burundi and Zimbabwe Criminal Defender Programs for a three-year...
Awakening in Burundi and Rwanda, Part III
After Marlon vigorously searched through IBJ’s resumes, we found a French criminal defender who was interested in IBJ’s work. We called him and within a week we were meeting our trainer. Mehdi Benbouzid, a...
Awakening in Burundi and Rwanda, Part II
IBJ began planning the Burundi training program in earnest in February of 2008. It was my responsibility to adapt our work in China and Vietnam to this training. I was being assisted by a...