Helping rural populations getting to know their rights in Ngozi, Burundi
June 22nd to 28th was World AntiTorture Day and in Burundi as elsewhere a number of activities were planned...
Typewriter
“Typewriter, teep, teep, teep, teep, kartha hai. Zhindagi-ki haar gahani liktha hai.” “Typewriter, goes teep, teep, teep, teep. It...
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...