IBJ’s Glossary Creates Sensation at EALS Conference
On November 19th and 20th, IBJ Rwanda Fellow John Bosco Bugingo, IBJ Burundi Fellow Astère Muyango and one of...
Street Law Campaign in Muramvya Brings Ordinary Citizens One Step Closer to Justice
On November 22nd, the IBJ team headed to Muramvya province to engage more than 450 ordinary people – mostly farmers...
JusticeMaker Oanh Completes Juvenile Justice Survey
IBJ JusticeMaker Fellow 2010 Oanh Hoang NGO has authored an extensive survey on the state of Vietnam’s juvenile justice...
Justice has no border
In March 2010, an IBJ lawyer received a troubling phone call from a Ugandan acquaintance. He was expressing his...
Meet the 2011 JusticeMakers Fellows
On December 10, 2010, International Human Rights Day, IBJ awarded $5,000 in seed funding to eleven JusticeMakers Fellows from...
“I was flogged for a crime I did not commit”
During a routine visit to Rwanda’s Gitarama central prison – considered one of the most overcrowded prisons on earth...
Kuala Lumpur Legal Aid Center Champions JusticeMakers Project
November 25, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — On November 25, I sat down with Stephanie Bastian, the Executive Director of...
JusticeMaker Waqas Meets Former President of Kasur District Bar
On 1 Dec 2010, JusticeMaker 2010 Waqas Abid met with the well-regarded lawyer Ch. Imtiaz Ahmed, the former Vice-President...
IBJ Conducts a Workshop on Effective Legal Aid Advocacy
On November 18, 2010, IBJ INDIA, in conjunction with the Delhi Legal Services Authority (the Indian equivalent of the...
JusticeMakers Inspire Each Other via Skype
Following the success of the inaugural JusticeMaker conference call with partners from South Asia and the Caucasus, Thomas Halusa...
Expert Support Builds Case for JusticeMakers Project in Malaysia
November 9, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — When ministries deliberate over potential legislation in Malaysia, they will solicit the advice...
Zimbabwe Roundtable Drives Change in Media Attitude towards Criminal Justice System Reform
IBJ Zimbabwe made headlines with a roundtable discussion convened for Zimbabwe’s media. The forum discussion took place on November...
Roundtable in Rutana Prepares Burundi for New Criminal Procedure Code
On October 20th, judges, prosecutors, prison officials, police officers, members of the National Assembly and the Senate from Rutana...
Public Legal Rights Awareness Session with Former Pre-trial Detainees and Their Families
Sri Lankan JusticeMaker Fellow Harshi Perera organized a Public Legal Rights Awareness Session with former pre-trial detainees and their...
JUSTICEMAKERS FROM FOUR COUNTRIES SHARE BEST PRACTICES VIA SKYPE
On 19 November 2010, IBJ Singapore and IBJ Geneva facilitated a multi-time zone brainstorming session to encourage the JusticeMakers...
Building Bridges with Other Juvenile Rights Actors
JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze has found numerous successes in her project to increase public awareness of juvenile rights in Georgia....
JusticeMaker Publishes Brochure on Juveniles' Rights
Since beginning her project in June 2010, JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze has made great strides in her bid to raise...
Bridging the Gap for Juvenile Justice Reform in Malaysia
November 5, 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Reaching across the aisle to dialogue with government officials is not an...
Plan for Juvenile Diversion Gains Momentum
2010 JusticeMakers Fellow Dato' Yasmeen Shariff is working to reform juvenile justice in Malaysia.
JusticeMaker Waqas Visits Kasur District Central Jail
On November 11 2010, JusticeMaker Waqas Abid, visited Kasur District’s Central Jail for a meeting with the prison’s superintendent...