Country Programs
IBJ’s country programs are the backbone of our efforts across the globe. We currently maintain an active presence in twelve countries: Burundi, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, Mexico, Syria and Sri Lanka. In the years ahead, we plan to open offices in an additional 18 countries. Our country programs contain several essential elements, including the following:
- Defender Capacity Building, in which we build the key skills required for criminal defenders to perform their jobs professionally, safely, and with the greatest effect on the justice system.
- Defender Resource Centers, offices through which IBJ-trained lawyers provide legal defense services at the earliest possible stage of a criminal proceeding.
- Criminal Justice Reform, including roundtables to bring together all justice sector stakeholders to develop practical solutions to access to justice issues, while also breaking down barriers, building respect and promoting collegial relationships.
- Rights Awareness Campaigns, using posters, brochures, community education events, radio call-in shows and public service announcements to help individuals understand and gain access to their legal rights.
- Burkina Faso – Khadi Ouedraogo Sy
- Burkina Faso – Wminpiou Gontran Walè Somé
- Cameroon – Charlotte Tchakounte
- DRC – Dieudonné Munguwampaga
- DRC – Gisèle Ngungua Sangua
- Guinea Conakry – Ibrahima Sory Diallo
- Ivory Coast – Francis Kone
- Mauritania – Papa Amadou Ba
- Togo – Thérèse Donu
- Togo – Noéllie Iyewa Gaglo
- Indonesia – Naila Rizki Zakia
- Philippines – Arianne Reyes
- Thailand – Laofang Bundidterdsakul
- Thailand – Pawinee Chumsri
- Albania – Jordan Daci
- Ethiopia – Tesfaye Ayalew Mekonen
- India – Basavanagouda Shivaraj Patil
- Ivory Coast – Yvon Alphonse Mabofe
- Myanmar – Tin Ko Ko
- Nigeria – Lilian Ada Adakole
- Uganda – Lillian Mworeko
- Ukraine – Vitalii Gutnyk
- United Kingdom – Frank Richardson
2012 HIV/AIDS JusticeMakers Fellows
- Burundi – Gatavu Audace
- DRC – Charles Magaruka Mupenda
- Estonia – Nelli Kalikova
- India – Garima Tiwari
- Kenya – Dennis Kipruto Mungo
- Liberia – Christian Zarweah
- Mexico – Daniel Serrano de Rejil
- Nigeria – Thaddeus Nwabueze
- Nigeria – Henry Nwaka
- Russia – Larissa Solovyeva
- Russia – Tatyana Kochetkova
- Ukraine – Dmytro Tupchiienko
- Afghanistan – Judge Mahfuza Folad
- Argentina – Gabriela Eugenia Vazquez
- Azerbaijan – Elchin Abullayev
- Bolivia – Mabel Jenny Antezana Arispe
- Bolivia – Veronica Marisol Quiroga Pando
- Cameroon – Gautier Zomissi
- Chile – Alejandro Tomas Vianda Ovalle
- Colombia – Adriana Patricia Castano Roman
- DRC – Justine Mwanaisha Saidi
- Indonesia – Alex Argo Hernowo
- Paraguay – Maria de la Paz Martinez Irigoitia
2010 Asia JusticeMakers Fellows
- Azerbaijan – Rasul Agagasan Jafarov
- Bangladesh – Shahanur Islam
- Georgia – Nana Chapidze
- India – Bijaya Chanda
- Indonesia – Ajeng Larasati
- Iran – Seyed Mohamad Hassan Razavi
- Malaysia – Dato’ Yasmeen Shariff
- Pakistan – Junaid Khalid
- Pakistan – Muhammad Waqas Abid
- Philippines – Rosselynn Jae Garcia de la Cruz
- Sri Lanka – H.M. Harshi Chitrangi Perera
- Vietnam – Oanh Hoang Ngo
- Brazil – Aziz Tuffi Saliba
- DRC – Franck Kamunga
- Kenya – Evans Muswahili
- Kenya – Joy B. Mdivo
- Malawi – Chimwemwe Ndalahoma
- Nepal – Ram Kumar Bhandari
- Nigeria – Patrick Chukwudi Dunkwu
- Pakistan – Malik Tahir Iqbal
- Philippines – Rommel Alim Abitria
- Swaziland – Buhle Angelo Dube
- Uganda – Robert Kibaya