On August 30th, family members and representatives from the human rights community, including JusticeMaker Ram Kumar Bhandari, gathered in Pokhara, Nepal to observe International Day of the Disappeared. Each year this day is recognized...
This past week, a small meeting of families that have suffered disappearances of loved ones during Nepal’s armed conflict was held in Chitwan district. About 20 people from Nawalparasi and Rupandehi districts were in...
On July 7, 2009, participants of IBJ-Zimbabwe‘s first official roundtable discussion spoke passionately about the role of lawyers in decongesting Zimbabwe’s prisons. The discussion was chaired by IBJ Fellow, Innocent Maja. In attendance was...
One significant challenge to activism in Nepal is the simple act of getting from one place to another, something many of us take for granted. Whether attending a meeting or speaking with people in...
When operating within a nascent justice system, support can come in a variety of ways. Take Olivier Niyonizigiye, a 2008 JusticeMakers Competition Finalist. He took the entire week off work to assist the...
One of my coworkers in Manila has a very interesting story. His experience illustrates not only the problems in the justice system in the Philippines, but also how the JusticeMakers are making a difference....
The Nigerian justice system, like much of the country’s infrastructure, is in a state of serious disrepair. Many of the courthouses serve as appropriate metaphors in their varying states of neglect. Above: The degree of...
During a free hour in a hectic weekend of workshops Buhle Dube, JusticeMakers grant-winner and law professor at the University of Swaziland, leaned forward and described how he decided to become a lawyer.”Well I...
I have been working in Kisumu, Kenya with CLEAR(Christian Legal Education Aid and Research)-Kisumu, a JusticeMaker project, for three weeks now. I have been waiting patiently for excellent internet so that I can upload...
During workshops Buhle Dube and his JusticeMakers team held last weekend complaints from community police uncovered incidents of mob justice and torture. The team was in southern Swaziland at the villages of Matsanjeni in...
