IBJ's 2010 Asia JusticeMaker Bijaya Chanda has managed to give basic legal training to some 1919 pre-trial detainees (known in India as under-trial prisoners, or UTPs) since the beginning of January 2011.
“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood,” said Martin Luther King, Jr. From the time of the initial legal needs assessment made...
A total of 50 warders and head warders from District Jail Alwar, Rajasthan participated. A retired IG, from Rajasthan Prison Shri R.K. Saxena stressed that all those who are in jail are also human...
On 13 August, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) brought together their Cambodian staff for a retreat. Twenty-five Khmer staff, our Cambodian Program Officer, and two Legal Interns joined Mr. Sanjeewa Liyanage, the International Program...
Drawing 45 Burundian lawyers, IBJ’s four-day training event in Bujumbura, Burundi, opened on July 12th with a speech by the Batonnier de l’Ordre des Avocats du Burundi, or the Burundia Bar Association. The first...
It was quite hot in Kigali on July 20th 2011. Despite the heat, 30 defense lawyers gathered at IBJ’s Rwanda office for a skills building training workshop to strengthen their ability to advocate for the...
Medellín, Colombia – La ciudad de Medellín tiene una historia larga y complicada de los conflictos. Varios de los problemas que aún enfrenta hoy en día son el control paramilitary y la militarización que...
“No del estado, ni de la iglesia, Mí cuerpo es mío, mío, yo decido.” – canto de las activistas durante una manifestación en Medellín Medellín, Colombia – Una mujer en Colombia puede solicitor un...
Medellín, Colombia – En el Día Internacional de Trabajadores cada año en el primero de mayo, la gente de todo el mundo se reúnen en las calles para celebrar los derechos de los trabajadores. ...
This June, IBJ China’s Xi’an Defender Resource Centre held a celebratory dinner with lawyers and law professors from Northwest University of Political Science and Law who had supported recent IBJ trainings of public defenders. Founder and CEO...