Matatu
A matatu stopped outside Lodwar to reshuffle passengers. Photo by Ian MacLellan I can just make out the peeling...
Radio Program in Phnom Penh Reaches into the Distant Provinces
On Thursday, July 9, 2009, Ouk Vandeth from IBJ and Sok Kung from Cambodia Defender’s Project (link) co-lead a...
Contradictions & Opportunities in Brazil’s Legal System: Advice for IBJ from São Paulo’s leading Prosecutor, Roberto Tardelli
(Photo by Michelle Ferng) (Photo by Michelle Ferng) Above: Street scenes in Sao Paulo, Brazil, depicting the various ways in...
In Nepal, a small meeting brings hope
This past week, a small meeting of families that have suffered disappearances of loved ones during Nepal’s armed conflict...
Committed to Reform: First Roundtable Discussion on Decongesting Zimbabwe’s Prisons a Success
On July 7, 2009, participants of IBJ-Zimbabwe‘s first official roundtable discussion spoke passionately about the role of lawyers in...
For Nepali activists, travel is a significant challenge
One significant challenge to activism in Nepal is the simple act of getting from one place to another, something...
Defender Profile: Rwandan Lawyer Anita Mugeni
After the genocide of 1994, approximately fifty lawyers were practicing law in Rwanda. The legal system was devastated. Today,...
Rights Posters Bring Legal Awareness to Burundians Nationwide
In the spring of last year, 3000 advisement of rights posters hit the floor. Printed the year before, the...
IBJ Delivers Black Letter Law to Burundians Entrusted to Uphold It
When operating within a nascent justice system, support can come in a variety of ways. Take Olivier Niyonizigiye,...
JusticeMakers Team Visits Swazi Traditional Courts
“Seven months in prison or 240 Emalangeni fine.” Ndumiso Dlamini, the court president who threw out Hlengiwe Msibi’s case,...
New Prisoner Orientation in Manila Jail
In Manila, new prisoners very rarely know their rights. Years of their lives are being determined by a system...
Victim of Kenya’s Post-Election Violence Seeks Justice
Peter Otieno Asienyo speaks at his family home in Kanyapir, Kenya – Photos by Ian MacLellan On Tuesday, CLEAR...
“Plus jamais ça” – Visit to the Gitega Prison in Burundi
Gitega – Burundi. On Tuesday 7th July, following an invitation from Désiré Ntahomereye, a senior Judge whom we trained...
Brazilian JusticeMaker Aziz Saliba Kicks Off Educational DVD Filming Project
Above: 2008 JusticeMaker Fellow Aziz Saliba. (Photo by Michelle Ferng.) July 7th marked the first day Dr. Aziz Saliba,...
JusticeMakers Take on Assault Victim’s Case
On November 27th 2008 a romantic rival stabbed Hlengiwe Msibi six times in the forehead. Seven months later she...
Night Fishing on Lake Victoria
On the lake at night with lantern trap fishermen off in the distance – Photos by Ian MacLellan Located on...
The Task of Educating Women in Kenya’s Prisons
Inside the GK Prison Saloon – Photos by Ian MacLellan Ian and I bought our first souvenirs today –...
A Spiritual Context for JusticeMaker Aziz Saliba’s work in Brazil
Dr. Aziz Saliba, a 2008 JusticeMaker’s Fellow in Brazil, is programming an educational video regarding rights to Habeas Corpus....
Barrister Shahida Jamil Guides Tour of Judicial Complex and Jail
Tahir arranged an appointment for us to meet with Shahida Jamil, a well-respected lady barrister who (among several other...
‘In Manila, Justice Takes Time’ – Former Detainee Turned Paralegal Reflects on Experience
One of my coworkers in Manila has a very interesting story. His experience illustrates not only the problems in...