International Bridges to Justice’s (IBJ) 2010 Asia JusticeMakers Competition, brought to you by the Lien Institute for Social Innovation, will search for and fund grassroots initiatives in Asian communities to promote criminal justice and...
It is widely agreed that most Rwandan citizens are not aware of their legal rights and responsibilities. This is especially true for individuals in rural communities. Because radio is the lifeblood of many rural...
Following up on the resounding success of Bubanza roundtable in late July 2009, a new roundtable discussion on the theme of pre-trial detention has been conducted, last week, at Gitega, the country’s second largest...
IBJ is delighted to announce that Herman Ndayishimiye, a defense attorney with over fifteen years of practical legal experience, has just been recruited as IBJ Burundi Legal Fellow. Herman first started his legal career...
In addition to an extremely successful training event held in Burundi in late June and early July, IBJ has also made efforts to increase the governance of its local program. Recognizing the limitations that...
On Tuesday, September 22nd, The Committee for Social Justice – JusticeMaker Ram Kumar Bhandari’s organization – as well as SANGYA (another NGO based in Kathmandu) collaborated to host a discussion on the review of Nepal’s transitional justice...
On Friday September 18th, JusticeMaker Ram Kumar Bhandari conducted an essay competition at the Ganga Milan secondary school in Chandisthan VDC of Lamjung district. The topic of the competition was “The Role of Youth Students in Controlling Social...
On July 23rd 2009, just about three weeks after the training and two roundtable discussions involving key stakeholders of the criminal justice system, the Minister of Justice, Jean Bosco Ndikumana, issued a circular at...
IBJ n’est installé que depuis récemment au Burundi. Le pays ne disposant que d’une très faible couverture internet, ils ne sont au début qu’une poignée de courageux défenseurs des Droits de l’Homme à prendre...
During a three day seminar from August 28-30, International Bridges to Justice organized and facilitated a pioneer criminal defense skills training involving 64 lawyers from in and around the capital city of Zimbabwe, Harare....