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)....
“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 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...
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”...
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...
The 2018 JusticeMakers Access to Justice Competition in Syria For the flyer in English, click here. .للبيان الصحافي والملصقات في اللغة العربية، إضغط هنا Geneva, Switzerland – 29th June 2018 – Today, International Bridges to...
A number of rights awareness campaigns have been conducted in Ouagadougou and surrounding areas in Burkina Faso since July 2017. The rights awareness program is part of IBJ’s project in Francophone Africa, supported by...
In celebration of IBJ’s 10th annual event at the World Economic Forum, IBJ is hosting a Dawn Vigil on Peace and Justice on Thursday 25th January 2018 at 7:30am at the Davos Town Hall.
Press release on the advance of our JusticesMakers fellows’ projects 26 June 2017 – On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, IBJ was thrilled to to announce the selection of 10...
On 10th November 2017 Burundi Bridges to Justice held the first Community Work, Dialogue, and Rights Awareness event in the commune of Kamenge, Bujumbura, involving a total of 127 individuals. With approximately 15% of...
On Wednesday 25th October 2017, Rwanda Bridges to Justice and its partner International Bridges to Justice welcomed a number of key justice and technology stakeholders at Kigali Marriott hotel for a High Level Justice Round-table...
On Friday 13th of October 2017, a dozen female lawyers gathered in Rwanda Bridges to Justice’s office for the first “Women Lawyers Network Coffee Meeting”. The need for such an event was initiated during...
On Monday 25th September 2017, International Bridges to Justice partnered with the Theatre of Transformation to host an innovative side event during the Human Rights Council. The event, entitled ’75 minute Brain Hack on Access...
In collaboration with Global Affairs Canada and ROLE UK, IBJ held a two-day legal training session on Strengthening Access to Justice and the Rule of Law in Rwanda on 21st and 22nd August 2017....
Back in May 2017 IBJ’s DRC team coordinated a round-table event between several stakeholders in the Congolese justice system. The discussions highlighted that often witnesses and victims of crimes in the DRC are too...
International Bridges to Justice to host further training sessions with the goal of strengthening access to justice in Burundi Bujumbura, Burundi – 18 August 2017 – International Bridges to Justice together with its local...
International Bridges to Justice to bring together 40 legal professionals in Kigali with the goal of strengthening access to justice in Rwanda Kigali, Rwanda – 18 August 2017 – International Bridges to Justice together...
76 grassroots communities in Mubimbi commit to passing on knowledge about the right not to be tortured On June 24, 2017, the Burundi Bridges to Justice (BBJ) team conducted a rights awareness event in...
On the 5th of July 2017, in a bright blue building in Mandalay, IBJ brought together what are now the first fourteen members of the IBJ Myanmar team and U Hla Ko, our special...
Geneva, Switzerland – 10 July 2017 – IBJ is pleased to announce its new partnership with MyJustice and the launch of IBJ’s Making Access to Justice Sustainable in Myanmar program. In partnership with MyJustice,...