Swazi JusticeMakers Begin Phase Two
Seven months into their program to combat police torture and fight for human rights in the traditional courts Buhle Dube and his team of JusticeMakers have started to look to the future. After receiving...
Drugs, Crime and Information: A Lawyer’s Take on Legal Challenges in Brazil
Above: Two security guards escort a prisoner to his trial at Forum, the civil and criminal courthouse in Divinopolis, Brazil. He is accompanied by Alessandro Garcia Silva (last photo, second left), a criminal prosecutor...
Interview with Bembem: A portrait of the Accused in Brazil
I needed money. A drug dealer wanted me to teach his dog how to bite. He paid me in cash. And so I did it. But the dog didn’t want to learn, it was...
Writing the eLearning Cambodia Hypothetical
I’ve been working for the past few weeks on eLearning Cambodia, part of the JusticeMakers project. It’s been an interesting and informative project — I have had to read the entire Code of Criminal...
First Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Training on August 28th, 29th and 30th 2009
IBJ is excited to announce its first ever Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Training which will be held in Harare, on August 28th, 29th and 30th 2009. This three-day skills-building training will be lead by an...
IBJ to hold roundtable discussion on pre-trial detention in Bubanza Province, Burundi
This July, members of all sectors of Burundi’s criminal justice system will get the chance to have an open discussion about the problem of pre-trial detention. Professionals with experience in all spheres (6 lawyers,...
Perspectives on crime, education and a fairer legal system in Brazil
Above: Judge Dalton Soares, respected for his efficiency and service record, discusses the merits and distortions of Brazil’s legal system. Soares works in Divinopolis at Forum, a civil and criminal courthouse. 2008 JusticeMaker Aziz...
Lively discussions among Magistrates, Police and Prison Officials about the Juvenile Criminal Justice System in Burundi
In addition to its 2009 Burundi training session, on Monday June 29th 2009 IBJ organized two roundtable sessions continue the lively discussions which were taking place. Participants were invited to stay on after the...
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 to protest against its use. Only recently active in the country, IBJ dedicated itself to...
Typewriter
“Typewriter, teep, teep, teep, teep, kartha hai. Zhindagi-ki haar gahani liktha hai.” “Typewriter, goes teep, teep, teep, teep. It writes all of lifes stories.” – From Merchant Ivory’s 1970 Film “Bombay Talkie” as sung...