Piliyandala, Sri Lanka – JusticeMakers Fellow Harshi Perera visits the home of Sarath Kumara Nidosh, where he has invited his family, friends and neighbors, for a discussion on human rights in Sri Lanka. Nidosh himself...
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka – Respect for elders and authority figures is deeply ingrained in the culture of Sri Lanka. Children are instructed to show deference towards their parents, grandparents, as well as towards teachers,...
For some, pursuing justice seems to be an addiction. Following the successes of his JusticeMaker project for IBJ over the past year, Evans Muswahili continues to work for justice in Kenya by undertaking a...
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) and entered into force in June 2002. Article 5.1 of the treaty lists the crime of...
Mercy Cheredi has recently begun working for Evans as a communications intern. She’s 25 years old and has a son called Denzel. Mercy plans to pursue a career in journalism and will be using...
Moved by his father’s detainment by the police for six months without trial, Patrick Dunkwu has worked towards improving transparency in the criminal justice system in Nigeria. He is a JusticeMaker after being one...
Since the launch of the 2010 Asia JusticeMakers Competition, our partners have done an amazing job at promoting the fellowship throughout their communities. They have translated and published press releases in prominent media outlets,...
Robert Kibaya used his JusticeMakers grant to establish a justice awareness project in his rural community of Kikwanda, Uganda. There are three objectives of Robert’s project – the first is educating people about their...
JusticeMakers Fellow Evans Muswahili is working in Vihiga district, Kenya to reform traditional beliefs and practices in his community. He has focused his JusticeMakers project on helping women who suffer from prejudice and violence,...
Today, January 27th, we are officially launching the 2nd Annual JusticeMakers Fellowship Competition. International Bridges to Justice wanted to pay tribute to our wonderful group of JusticeMakers Partners-a variety of generous non-profit and legal...
