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...
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...