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IBJ launches pioneering project to create Women Defenders’ Network across 10 countries in Africa

IBJ has launched a groundbreaking project to develop an African Access to Justice (AA2J) Women’s Network. Funded by the Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation, this innovative effort will … IBJ launches pioneering project to create Women...

Read more 13 January, 2021 at 11:28 am Andrew Ozanian

IBJ fostering understanding of the legal guarantees of the accused

On the 26th of October, a number of key criminal justice stakeholders such as lawyers, judges and police officers participated in an IBJ roundtable arranged in Ruyigi, in the east of Burundi. Representatives of...

Read more 18 November, 2011 at 5:23 pm malsing
Selene showing a rights awareness poster prepared and distributed by IBJ's team in Bujumbura

His words against mine, with nothing more, were enough to send me to prison

In Burundi, women who’ve been accused of crime can be forced to endure horrific conditions of incarceration, even without any charges proved. Due to persistent cultural norms, women can often be at an even greater...

Read more 11 November, 2011 at 3:16 pm ibj

IBJ bridging the gap between the law and reality for minors accused of crime in Burundi

The civil war which occurred in Burundi in 1993 left a negative impact on different aspects of the social sector, including the judiciary. Minors accused of crime have been particularly affected by this. Even though...

Read more 24 October, 2011 at 9:31 pm amuyango

Coming Together to Promote Access to Justice in Burundi

Drawing 45 Burundian lawyers, IBJ’s four-day training event in Bujumbura, Burundi, opened on July 12th with a speech by the Batonnier de l’Ordre des Avocats du Burundi, or the Burundia Bar Association. The first...

Read more 2 August, 2011 at 11:03 am Sanket

Kigali Skills Workshop Hones Defender Skills and Trains Trainers

It was quite hot in Kigali on July 20th 2011. Despite the heat, 30 defense lawyers gathered at IBJ’s Rwanda office for a skills building training workshop to strengthen their ability to advocate for the...

Read more 2 August, 2011 at 10:21 am Sanket

Bulawayo Lawyers Reassert Importance of Legal Aid Commitment Six Months after Legal Defense Training Seminar

Lawyers from Bulawayo province in Zimbabwe participated to an eye-opening roundtable discussion organized by IBJ at the Law Society of Zimbabwe Summer Law School on November 13th 2010.  This follow-up event happened six months...

Read more 17 December, 2010 at 2:42 pm hstreng

IBJ’s Glossary Creates Sensation at EALS Conference

On November 19th and 20th, IBJ Rwanda Fellow John Bosco Bugingo, IBJ Burundi Fellow Astère Muyango and one of IBJ Burundi’s Legal Fellows, Janvier Ncamatwi, attended the East Africa Law Society (EALS) Annual General Meeting and...

Read more 17 December, 2010 at 10:34 am hstreng

Zimbabwe Roundtable Drives Change in Media Attitude towards Criminal Justice System Reform

IBJ Zimbabwe made headlines with a roundtable discussion convened for Zimbabwe’s media.  The forum discussion took place on November 2nd in Harare and brought together journalists, lawyers and IBJ Legal Fellows to discuss the...

Read more 30 November, 2010 at 12:37 pm hstreng

New Project Encourages Regional Integration in East Africa

In light of the growing East Africa integration, International Bridges to Justice has embarked on a new project which aims at institutionalizing best defender practices among East African lawyers. IBJ is teaming up with...

Read more 3 November, 2010 at 4:27 pm hstreng
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