By Charlène Buisson After more than four and a half years spent in prison as an innocent man, Sopheak*—a husband and father—finally attained freedom from Koh Kong prison on 27 March 2013 with...
After the prison we headed to the Provincial Court and met with the Chief Prosecutor,...
When we left Prey Veng one afternoon we began a long journey to go to Pursat...
I have always wondered how these lawyers will adjust to working in remote provinces with...
Ed. Note: Part 1 of reflections on IBJ International Program Director Sanjeewa Liyanage’s Visit to Cambodia in 2010 I always look forward to visiting Cambodia. In early February this year I arrived in Phnom...
On August 27th, 2009, IBJ Cambodia and the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) joined together to hold a workshop defender training program in Phnom Penh. Held at the Naga World Cambodia...
The last 8 weeks in Cambodia spent documenting the work of International Bridges to Justice and IBJ-Cambodia Fellow Ouk Vandeth have been an encouraging and rewarding experience. I’ve been able to observe and learn...
IBJ Fellow Ouk Vandeth visits two clients held in detention for over 6 months without a lawyer or a trial. One defendant will finally get a trial with Mr. Vandeth defending him.
Wanting to learn more about the inspiration for JusticeMakers and the man behind IBJ Cambodia, I met with Vandeth one Sunday in his home to ask him some questions about his life and how,...
On April 29, IBJ’s Cambodia office sponsored a training workshop for young criminal defense lawyers. IBJ Fellow Ouk Vandeth invited His Excellency Choun Sun Leng, Vice President of the Appeals Court and Chief of...
