As pandemic-induced lockdowns slowly took over the world, IBJ’s teams stayed on the frontline of access to justice, creating new solutions to protect the rights of the accused. Even before the Indian government announced...
In Cambodia, IBJ continues to provide free access to legal counsel to the women, men and children who need it most and otherwise have no access to a lawyer. Through JustGiving, you can now...
Taking Care of the Caretakers: Custodial Staff Capacity Building Workshop at Tihar Pankhuri A. Mehndiratta and Katyayini, IBJ India IBJ India in collaboration with Delhi Prisons organized a two-day capacity building workshop for warders...
Pankhuri A. Mehndiratta and Katyayini October 2014 IBJ India organized a two-day paralegal training for the convicts at the Central Jail, Ajmer on the 4th and 5th of October 2014. The workshop aimed at building capacity...
Cambodia ratified the UN Convention Against Torture over 18 years ago. Torture, however, remains the simplest and cheapest mechanism to extract a confession. Mr V is evidence that this practice is very much prevalent...
In addition to street law campaigns, IBJ Burundi, in partnership with APRODH, has begun running legal rights campaigns in Burundian prisons. In Bubanza prison, on 29 March 2010, IBJ Intern Celesta Duivenvoorde explaining women...
In Zimbabwe, the court is required, in certain instances, to hand down a death sentence. Under the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act of Zimbabwe, this mandatory death sentence is imposed upon all persons convicted...
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...
IBJ is extremely delighted to announce that the Bâtonnier Isidore Rufyikiri has just joined its Burundi Country Advosiry Council. A dedicated lawyer for over 9 years, Isidore has defended hundreds of accused persons –...
