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Support IBJ Cambodia through JustGiving: The Case of 13-year-old Chanlina

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...

Read more 15 August, 2016 at 3:54 pm ibj

Taking Care of the Caretakers

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...

Read more 6 May, 2015 at 10:55 am ibj

IBJ India Trains Paralegal Volunteers from Central Jail Ajmer, Rajasthan

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...

Read more 20 February, 2015 at 1:20 pm ibj

Early Access to a Lawyer and the Prevention of Torture as an Investigative Tool

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...

Read more 9 November, 2011 at 12:26 pm Kflower

Because vulnerable detainees are our primary concern

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...

Read more 10 May, 2010 at 10:52 am carnaud

Death Penalty Case in Zimbabwe Gains Recognition

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...

Read more 19 April, 2010 at 3:52 pm jwillis

Overwhelmed but determined

  After the prison we headed to the Provincial Court and met with the Chief Prosecutor,...

Read more 24 March, 2010 at 10:50 am Sanjeewa Liyanage

Rekindling childhood memories

When we left Prey Veng one afternoon we began a long journey to go to Pursat...

Read more 24 March, 2010 at 10:50 am Sanjeewa Liyanage

Accomplished President of the Burundi Bar Association joins IBJ’s Burundi Country Advisory Council

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 –...

Read more 16 December, 2009 at 5:49 pm fcachat

Shifting public officials’ mindset in Burundi

On July 23rd 2009, just about three weeks after the training and two roundtable discussions involving key stakeholders of the criminal justice system, the Minister of Justice, Jean Bosco Ndikumana, issued a circular at...

Read more 23 September, 2009 at 9:50 am fcachat
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