Erika Larsen, Legal Intern July 22nd, 2014 At 16 years old, Vannak found himself being interrogated by two police officers – in fear that if he did not provide a confession for crimes he...
With the JusticeMakers Competition 2014 now underway, International Bridges to Justice would like to take a moment to reflect back on past Fellows whose legacies will serve to inspire future generations of JusticeMakers throughout the...
August 2014 Jasmine Wang From June to October 2013, IBJ China held its pilot Series of Training (SoT) in Beijing under its Defender Empowerment Series (DES) project. The SoT is a program of eight...
IBJ lawyers and investigators go to great lengths on a daily basis in an effort to provide legal aid to those most in need. It is critical for our legal fellows to be fully...
Conditions in Cambodia have presented challenges for the lawyers and investigators of International Bridges to Justice working to provide legal aid and assistance throughout the country. Recently, heavy rain has caused flooding in the...
March 2014 Megan Williams IBJ lawyers came to the aid of a man named Mr. Dara En from Kampong Thom Province in Cambodia by reducing his sentence for a crime he was unaware of...
Jake Mooney July 2014 Ms. Thyda is 24- year-old woman living in a small house with her family on the side of an abandoned railway in Phnom Penh. Her house is part of a...
June 2014 Rosemary Hambright Scorned for being poor, a young man in Cambodia found himself at the mercy of a dysfunctional judicial system. Fortunately, IBJ was able to step in and offer legal...
11 June 2014 Jeanne Salomé Mr. Pagna(1) lives in a small village, 30 minutes away from Banteay Meanchey city in the north-west corner of Cambodia. His house made of metal sheets stands close to rice...
10 June 2014 Jeanne Salomé Twenty-four year old Virak has been in prison since November 2013. When we met him in early June 2014, he still had to serve one more week of his...
18 March 2014 J. Salomé After a two hour drive from Ratanakiri we arrive in Stung Treng, a small provincial city in the North East of Cambodia close to the Lao border. We go...
The UN declared 26th of June the United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture. To honor these victims and their families, International Bridges to Justice brought together members of every faith at the...
Supporters of International Bridges to Justice held their own Interfaith Peace Vigils in cities around the world for International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on or before June 26th. Internationally, supporters gathered...
Derek Brow On June 26, 2014, the IBJ China Program office in Beijing hosted an interfaith vigil event for the purpose of sending the message to end torture worldwide. During the vigil, prayers and...
Ly Eng & Jake Mooney IBJ’s Ending Torture Event took place on 20, June, 2014 at the Toul Tom Poung Pagoda. The event focused on the importance of uniting people from all religious backgrounds...
Erika Larsen June 2014 I have only been interning in IBJ Cambodia’s Battambang office for a few weeks, but I have already seen just how important the work they do is to those accused...
16 March 2014 J. Salomé On 21 July 2011, Samnang(1) was getting ready in his bathroom when he heard his phone ringing in the living room. He heard his wife pick up, get angry, and...
The following case occurred following a violent eruption after a restaurant owner made a harmless remark to a group of customers. The owner’s brother, Pech, and sister-in-law, Vanny, were arrested; the former charged with...
March 2014 Megan Williams IBJ was recently successful in helping a client named Mr. Hung Jaya from Banteay Meanchey province. Mr. Jaya was originally charged with theft of a motorbike and cell phone. Mr....
