Since 2000, International Bridges to Justice has been developing and expanding its support and tools for defenders of justice and human rights worldwide. At present we maintain permanent programs in twelve countries, and have cooperation with governments across more than 85 countries. Through these country programs, we have been able to train police and prosecutors, empower defense lawyers, and genuinely change the manner in which criminal justice systems operate.
A Digital Platform network
We offer a wide range of training manuals, country assessment and scorecard tools, and other resources, all accessible to lawyers everywhere through IBJ’s e-learning program. We bring this global community together through our online platform, to provide essential legal information on due process rights, enabling those accused of crimes to report violations of their human rights at any stage, from arrest to trial.
Our Criminal Defense Wiki brings case law, codes, treaties, and other resources to lawyers in developing countries throughout the world and has been accessed by millions. At the end of 2019, our e-learning program and Criminal Defence Wiki has had 15,276,212 interactions demonstrating the crucial need for these resources world wide reaching a total of 106 countries.
We also support our JusticeMakers online network, through which we select defender activists and provide them with seed grants as well as a support network empowering them to undertake projects such as rights awareness campaigns, multi-stakeholder dialogues, and defense bar trainings. To date, IBJ’s JusticeMakers have included individuals from 37 countries including Colombia, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Afghanistan.
Partners of International Bridges to Justice
IBJ’s accomplishments have to a great extent been possible because of the strong network we have built throughout the years. We therefore wish to acknowledge and thank each and every partner for the dedicated support to our global mission!
General Partners Include:
Abusua Foundation
Advocacy Forum
Afghanistan Human Rights Organization (AHRO)
Afghanistan Independent Bar Association (AIBA)
African Democracy Forum
African HIV in Prisons Partnership Network
AIDS Law Project
AIDSPortal
Alliance of Independent Journalists
American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative – Ecuador and Mexico
Ashoka
Asian Philanthropy Forum
Association of NGOs against Trafficking of Persons in Central Asia
AVERT
Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights
Be in Vision Pakistan
Bilal Law Associates
Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo CILIC
CIVICUS
Columbia Law School
Committee for Social Justice
CUNY School of Law
Echoing Green
EDUCAF Cameroon
Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights
Eurasia Partnership Foundation
Funds for NGOs.org
Global Affairs Canada
Global Youth Action Network
GlobalGiving
Hispanic National Bar Association
Howard League for Penal Reform
Hugh Wooding Law School
Human Rights Education Institute of Burma
“Human Rights XXI Century – Azerbaijan” Foundation
Humanitarian Legal Assistance Foundation
i-Genius
Independent Thought
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Development Bank Solidarity Program
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Israel Bar Association
Justice For All Organization
Justicia Penal Ecuador
Kanesalingam & Co.
KARAPATAN
Kyrgyz Committee for Human Rights
Lahore High Court Bar Association
LBH Masyarakat: Community Legal Aid Institute
Legal Rights Forum
Levi Strauss Foundation
MINBYUN
MOPGEL
Ms. JDMs
Mubashir Bhutta Human Rights
NABUUR – The Global Neighbor Network
1-Focus International
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation: Tajikistan
Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
Pakistan Lawyers Foundation
Payap University, Institute of Religion, Culture, and Peace
Peace and Collaborative Development Network
Penal Reform International, Central Asia Office
Pine Tree
Preda Foundation
Prison Reform Trust
Prisoners Assistance Nepal
Pro Victimis
Proyecto ACCESO
Public Interest Law Institute
Qadir Foundation
Red Argentina para la Cooperación Internacional
Singapore Management University School of Law
Social Edge
Southeast Asia Media Defence Legal Network
Southern Africa Litigation Centre
Supreme Court of Mongolia
Uganda Management Assistance Program
United Nations Development Programme, Jordan
Universidad de Chile, Centro de Derechos Humanos
Universidad Nacional de Asunción
University of the Pacific, Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship
University of the Pacific, Inter-American Program
University of the Pacific, Legal Structure and International Justice Institute
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)
Women’s Foundation of Nepal
World Economic Forum (WEF)
World Justice Project
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
Country Program Partners Include:
Burundi
L’Association Burundaise pour la Protection des Droits Humains et des Personnes Détenues (APRODH)
Burundi Bar Association
Global Affairs Canada
Cambodia
Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia
East-West Management Institute
Ministry of Interior, General Department of Prisons
Ministry of Justice
Samreth Law Group
Vishnu Law Group
China
Nationwide
All China Lawyers Association – Criminal Defense Committee Website
Beijing Shangquan Law Firm
Chinese Committee for Clinical Legal Education (CCCLE)
Democracy and Rule of Law Magazine
Embassy of France
Little Bird
Peking University Law School
Sichuan Legal Aid, Migrant Workers Station
Tenet & Associates Law Firm
Yipai Public Interest Team
Northwest Defender Resource Center
Female Legal Workers’ Association
Fengrui Law Firm
Northwest University of Politics and Law
Shaanxi Bar Association
Shaanxi Boshuo Law Firm
Shaanxi Provincial Legal Aid Center
Shaanxi Provincial Women’s Federation
Shaanxi Shangwen Law Firm
Shaanxi Zhiben Law Firm
Shaanxi Zhongbang Law Firm
Xincheng District Procuratorate
Xu Xiaoping Law Firm
Southeast Defender Resource Center
Center for Protection of the Rights of Disadvantaged Citizens
Hankou College
Hongshan District Bureau of Justice
Hubei Lawyers Association (Criminal Law Division)
Jintian Law Firm
Rizhao Legal Aid Center
Shandong Tianlan Law Firm
Southeast University Law School
Wuhan City Bureau of Justice
Wuhan University School of Law, Public Interest and Development Law Institute
Wuhan University School of Law, Research Center for Criminal Law
Xiamen University Law School, Legal Aid Center
Zhejiang University Law School
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Action pour la Promotion et la Défense des Droits des Personnes Défavorisées (APRODEPED)
Agence suédoise de coopération internationale au développement (ASDI)
Bukavu United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Congolese National Radio-Television-Bukavu
Global Affairs Canada
Lawyers Without Borders/Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF)
Ministry of Justice
Radio Maendeleo
Search for Common Ground
South Kivu Ministry of Justice, Civil Service and Human Rights
The American Bar Association (ABA)
The Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Bukavu
The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO)
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
TRIAL International
Vision Sociale
East African Community
East African Law Society
India
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)
Delhi Prisons
Rajasthan Prisons
Union Territory of Pondicherry Legal Services Authority (UTPLSA)
Indonesia
Indonesia Bar Association
Myanmar
MyJustice of British Council Myanmar
Rwanda
Global Affairs Canada
Kigali Bar Association
Legal Aid Forum
Ministry of Justice
Singapore
Law Society of Singapore
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
National University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Zimbabwe
Care at the Core of Humanity Trust (CATCH Trust)
Law Society of Zimbabwe
Legal Resources Foundation
Zimbabwe Association for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of the Offender (ZACRO)