Awakening in Burundi and Rwanda, Part I
I arrived at International Bridges to Justice in November of 2007 to fill the role of Deputy Director. Prior to working at IBJ, I was a public defender in San Francisco for twenty-two years....
China and the Rule of Law
The following article was originally published in the December 2008 issue of the Montana Lawyer magazine: In January of this year I had the good fortune to travel to Geneva, Switzerland on behalf of...
Participant Portrait from the Northwest Region Team Training in Xi’an
Attorney Mu Hongying gave up a successful private practice in 2002 to dedicate herself fully to helping those who need her most: the poor and rural residents of her county. One of the few...
Faces of IBJ: ISLP Volunteer Leslie Rosenberg
This September, I took a leave from my job as an assistant state public defender in the Office of the Minnesota State Public Defender to volunteer with IBJ in China. A juvenile defense lawyer...
October Cambodia Training
The IBJ Fellow in Cambodia, Ouk Vandeth, recently conducted a training session for criminal defenders. The training was originally planned to accommodate for 15 participants. However, owing to an overwhelming amount of interest in...
Criminal Legal Aid Advocacy Training in Xi’an
From September 19-21, 2008, IBJ sponsored a Criminal Legal Aid Advocacy training at the Northwest University of Political Science Law in Xi’an. Co-hosted by Northwest University of Political Science and Law and Shaanxi Provincial...
Women and Children Advocacy Training in Xi’an
IBJ and Shaanxi Research Association for Women and Family co-hosted “Women and Children Advocacy Training” at Meiyuan Hotel in Xi’an on August 21, 2008 to specifically address how to protect the legal rights of...
Five law schools in China join IBJ’s criminal clinical project
Five law schools in China have joined IBJ‘s Criminal Clinical Legal Education project by introducing clinical education designed to contribute to the development of China’s criminal justice system. The three-year initiative, which started in...
IBJ Intern Featured on Duke Law School’s Public Interest Website
Just wanted to give a shout out to IBJ Summer 2008 Intern Bettina Roberts for being the poster girl for Duke Law’s Public Interest Program. Because of her unique experience – culminating in the...
Cambodia Country Photos
Thought I’d post one more slideshow of photos to give you an overall taste of life in Cambodia. If you’ve seen the “Welcome to Phnom Penh” slideshow, you’ve seen a few of these photos,...