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...
Anulawathi’s Story: Inefficiency of Government Analyst
"After she returned to Sri Lanka the police arrested her husband and remanded him. He is in the male...
Reflections on IBJ’s Country and JusticeMakers Fellows Summit
From August 8th to August 17th, IBJ held the Country and JusticeMakers Fellows Summit and second annual fundraising gala...
Janasansadaya Documentary Released
Sri Lankan NGO Janasansadaya released this two part EU-funded documentary film with English subtitles. Part 1: Part 2:
Madu’s Story; Torture and Professional Negligence
"When Madu went to the police station the next day she was assaulted with a cricket pole and told...
Susani’s Story: Ignorance of Law
"When she was eleven Susani’s mother was imprisoned for selling drugs and she was placed in the care of...
Nalani’s Story: Removing Lice
" In an interview she said that when she was taken into the prison she was wearing a white...
Warrants Issued for Arrest of Four Policemen Alleging Torture in Remand
On Wednesday September 22, 2010, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) Dhaka issued a warrant for the arrest of...