JusticeMaker Fellow attends Review of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Kampala
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) and...
IBJ Hosts Successful Advanced Legal Training in Harare
On Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15, the IBJ Zimbabwe Team hosted a successful advanced defender skills training...
Winners of 2010 JusticeMakers Competition Announced!
Grassroots criminal justice implementation efforts will be given a kick-start across Asia over the next year as the eleven...
Because vulnerable detainees are our primary concern
In addition to street law campaigns, IBJ Burundi, in partnership with APRODH, has begun running legal rights campaigns in...
Midway through the People’s Choice Award!
Eight of the $5,000 cash awards for the 2010 Asia JusticeMakers Competition will be selected by a panel of...
“Urgent need to Team up Lawyers to Make People aware about their Basic Legal Rights”
Article 22 of the Constitution: (1) “No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed,...
Theme: “the principle of the presumption of innocence and its application in Court”
On the 22nd of April, IBJ Burundi held, in partnership with APRODH, a roundtable on the issue of the...
Historical mass release of detainees in Burundi
Great news for Burundian detainees: on the 24th of March, the President, Pierre Nkurunziza, circulated a decree which stipulates...
Death Penalty Case in Zimbabwe Gains Recognition
In Zimbabwe, the court is required, in certain instances, to hand down a death sentence. Under the Criminal Procedure...
Juvenile Injustice in Afghanistan
A 14 year-old girl is kidnapped by three males as a means of revenge against her family because her...