2008 JusticeMaker Continues to Fight for Justice
In the rural communities of Kikwanda, Uganda many people suffer from property rights violations but have nowhere to turn...
Azeri JusticeMaker Continues to Press for Prisoners Rights
Rasul Jafarov, JusticeMaker 2010 from Azerbaijan, continues work on his innovative project to inform prisoners and their families about...
One Family's Struggle in Court Highlights the Need for an Overhaul of the Juvenile Justice System
October 21, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The Kuala Lumpur Court for Children is located at the end of a...
In Pictures: Advisement of Rights Campaign in Kasur District, Pakistan
Over the last couple of weeks 2010 JusticeMaker Fellow Muhammad Waqas Abid conducted 18 ‘Legal Literacy and Support of...
JusticeMaker 2010, Harshi Perera, Secures Anulawathi Release
Ms. N. D. Anulawathi was released from Welikada Prison, outside Colombo, on 29th October 2010. Anulawathi was arrested for...
New Project Encourages Regional Integration in East Africa
In light of the growing East Africa integration, International Bridges to Justice has embarked on a new project which...
Second Justice Café Discussion Strengthens Kigali Criminal Defense Task Force
Building on the momentum of its legal defense training workshops and other awareness-raising activities, IBJ Rwanda has established a...
Challenging Unlawful Accusation in Rwanda: the story of “Mark” and IBJ lawyer Dative Mujawamariya
Dative Mujawamariya is one IBJ Legal Task Force Lawyer who has been relentless in her efforts to facilitate access...
A Bumpy Road to Juvenile Justice Reform in Malaysia
What began unexpectedly on a customary prison visit has transformed the last decade of Yasmeen’s life. A lawyer for...
Prison Conditions in Sri Lanka
On September 4 2010, Mohamed Nowsan, a 28 year old father of one, was arrested and interred in Tengalle...
Stocking the Zimbabwe Defender Resource Center with Legal Materials
Lawyers come to the IBJ Harare Defender Resource Centre (DRC) on a regular basis to meet with IBJ Fellows,...
Chinese criminal defense attorneys gather in Beijing to discuss progress and challenges
Beijing, China—During the weekend of October 16-17, 2010, IBJ and Shangquan Law Firm co-sponsored their fourth annual conference gathering...
Training on Torture and Human Rights in Bangladesh
The training consisted of highlighting various aspects of international human right treaties. Shahanur explained the concept, definition and origin...
Medical Facilities in Bangladesh Prisons
The majority of prisons in Bangladesh have no medical facilities. Only eleven of 67 prisons have primary treatment centres...
Nilmini Pushpakumari
On October 19 JusticeMaker Harshi Perera successfully secured the release of a female inmate, Nilmini Pushpakumari. Nilmini was interred...
Kumari's Story; Separation of Prisoners
(October 20, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Kumari is a 23 years old mother of one child. She was in...
JusticeMaker Shahanur Islam Works to Resolve Case of Unlawful Arrest
On October 6, 2010, Mr. Mokhlesur Rahman Badal was arrested by the Drug Control Directorate police of the Ramna...
Legal Literacy and Support of Victims
Waqas Abid, Pakistani JusticeMaker fellow 2010, has been hard at work organising advisement of rights campaigns throughout Kasur, a...
2010 JusticeMakers Video Profile: Harshi Perera (Sri Lanka)
H.M. Harshi Chitrangi Perera (Sri Lanka) is building a systematic and competent pool of legal resources to alleviate the...
2010 JusticeMaker from Bangladesh Preparing to Launch Human Rights Training Sessions
2010 Asia JusticeMakers Fellow from Bangladesh Adv. Shahanur Islam has completed preparations on training materials on torture and human...