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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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)....
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...
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...
Press Release: 2018 JusticeMakers in Asia
The 2018 JusticeMakers Access to Justice Competition in Asia For the flyer in PDF, click here. Geneva, Switzerland – 14th August 2018 Today, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) is announcing the launch of its 2018 “Justice for All”...
IBJ India educates inmates in Delhi prisons
From June 2 -11 2018, IBJ’s India Country Program Director, Ajay Verma, led legal aid awareness and legal aid camps in a number of jails in the Delhi area. Throughout the week, the IBJ...