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IBJ launches pioneering project to create Women Defenders’ Network across 10 countries in Africa

IBJ has launched a groundbreaking project to develop an African Access to Justice (AA2J) Women’s Network. Funded by the Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation, this innovative effort will … IBJ launches pioneering project to create Women...

Read more 13 January, 2021 at 11:28 am Andrew Ozanian

Cambodia Bridges to Justice launches groundbreaking iConnectJustice mobile app

On October 22, 2020, Cambodia Bridges to Justice (CBJ), IBJ’s affiliate organization in Cambodia, introduced key Cambodian justice sector stakeholders to its recently launched iConnectJustice mobile application. Cambodia Bridges to Justice launches groundbreaking iConnectJustice mobile...

Read more 22 October, 2020 at 10:40 am Andrew Ozanian

IBJ Syria: COVID-19 response

IBJ Syria has been at the forefront of efforts to adapt the Syrian justice system and mitigate the challenges that have arisen due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. On 23 Apr 2020, IBJ invited...

Read more 13 May, 2020 at 7:36 pm ibj

COVID-19 response: IBJ India’s advocacy efforts result in Indian government taking unprecedented measures to protect the rights of prisoners

As pandemic-induced lockdowns slowly took over the world, IBJ’s teams stayed on the frontline of access to justice, creating new solutions to protect the rights of the accused. Even before the Indian government announced...

Read more 12 May, 2020 at 5:12 pm ibj

IBJ Syria Hosts Fifth Roundtable Event on Rehabilitation of Juvenile Delinquents

According to the Syrian law, when juveniles between the age of 10 and 18 commit a crime, they shall not be penalized the way adults are. Instead, they are rehabilitated. There is one exception...

Read more 20 March, 2020 at 2:15 pm ibj

On the occasion of the World Economic Forum’s 2020 AM, International Bridges to Justice presents the JusticeHub at Davos Town Hall

Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020 – International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) brought together some of the world’s most influential leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020. The aim was to inspire a...

Read more 7 February, 2020 at 2:16 pm ibj

Press Release: Building Hope for the Future at Davos 2020

Davos, Switzerland – As industry, government, and faith leaders prepare to meet once again at the World Economic Forum in Davos, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) calls for a focus on the UN’s Sustainable...

Read more 20 January, 2020 at 6:47 pm ibj

IBJ Lanka trains over 100 lawyers at the second Criminal Defender Training Session to be held in Sri Lanka

Kandy, Sri Lanka, September 13 – 15, 2019. The second Defender Training Session held for Sri Lankan lawyers took place in the historical city of Kandy, home of The Temple of the Tooth Relic,...

Read more 24 September, 2019 at 12:28 pm ibj

IBJ India and the Gem and Jewellery Skill Council of India’s (GJSCI) Project Rupaantar Puts a Spotlight on Rehabilitation and Education inside Delhi Prisons

Project Rupaantar Throughout the past few years, IBJ India has expanded the scope of its operations by working with local partners to improve conditions and resources within prisons. Since 2017, IBJ India has coordinated...

Read more 8 August, 2019 at 12:08 pm Adhitya Venkatraman

Advancing Access to Justice: Legal Aid Mobile Phone Application Launched in Cambodia

At a training attended by nearly one hundred young lawyers, Cambodia Bridges to Justice presented the newest way to advance access to justice: a mobile phone application set to revolutionize legal aid in Cambodia....

Read more 31 July, 2019 at 4:29 pm ibj

IBJ India’s Awareness Campaigns Break Barriers in Prison

IBJ India continues to innovate new ways to deliver on its mission to protect human rights, including through its Legal Rights Awareness and Legal Aid Camp.

Read more 6 July, 2019 at 10:32 am Adhitya Venkatraman

IBJ Defender Manual Adopted By Three Bar Associations in Syria

IBJ is proud to announce that three bar associations within Syria have officially adopted the IBJ Syria Defender Manual as a core legal education resource. The IBJ Syria Defender Manual, the first of its...

Read more 20 June, 2019 at 12:15 pm ibj

Roundtable in Cambodia: Access to Prisons

Earlier this year, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) and Cambodian Bridges to Justice (CBJ) conducted a roundtable discussion with members of the Ministry of Justice and the National Police addressing the need to increase...

Read more 13 June, 2019 at 10:33 am ibj

A First-of-its-kind Gathering of Women Defense Attorneys From Francophone Africa

“Today I brought with me this image….it’s a women with a man’s hand on her bottom. For me it represents harassment. It’s an image I’ve kept with me since 2007, and it reminds me...

Read more 27 May, 2019 at 10:16 am ibj

International Bridges to Justice “Unlocking Grace” at the World Economic Forum’s 2019 Annual Meeting

On the closing day of the World Economic Forum’s 2019 Annual Meeting, International Bridges to Justice welcomed guests to a private dawn vigil at the beautiful “Gross-Stube” located within the Davos Town Hall for...

Read more 4 February, 2019 at 4:26 pm ibj

UNDEF funds IBJ’s new project in Cambodia

UNDEF Fund ensures the right to legal representation in Cambodia Geneva, Switzerland – 18 December 2018 – IBJ today announced the launch of a new project in Cambodia, funded by The United Nations Democracy...

Read more 1 January, 2019 at 9:00 am Barbara du Preez-Ulmi
Idlib, Syria Roundtable Dec 2018

IBJ Justice Roundtables in Syria: First of its Kind

Paving the way to access to justice for the accused with a focus on women in particular.  December 18, 2018  Geneva, Switzerland.  The IBJ Syria project team members, with the help of Hasan al Mousa,...

Read more 20 December, 2018 at 11:32 am Barbara du Preez-Ulmi

70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Importance to IBJ

Standing Together for Equality, Justice and Human Dignity Every year on 10 December Human Rights Day is observed: The day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)....

Read more 10 December, 2018 at 9:48 am Barbara du Preez-Ulmi

IBJ Training in Rwanda, Nov. 2018: 80 defense lawyers, prosecutors and police officers

“I am a public defender I am a guardian of the presumption of innocence, due process and fair trial. To me is entrusted the preservation of those sacred principles…” -James Doherty, 1967 This oath...

Read more 3 December, 2018 at 4:24 pm Barbara du Preez-Ulmi

International Bridges to Justice: UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY 20 NOV 2018

International Bridges to Justice is proud to join the United Nations on 20 November 2018 in celebrating Universal Children’s Day, established in 1954. November 20th was the date in 1959 when the UN General...

Read more 20 November, 2018 at 4:35 pm ibj
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