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...
“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood,” said Martin Luther King, Jr. From the time of the initial legal needs assessment made...
Piliyandala, Sri Lanka – JusticeMakers Fellow Harshi Perera visits the home of Sarath Kumara Nidosh, where he has invited his family, friends and neighbors, for a discussion on human rights in Sri Lanka. Nidosh himself...
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 –...
Seven months into their program to combat police torture and fight for human rights in the traditional courts Buhle Dube and his team of JusticeMakers have started to look to the future. After receiving...
During workshops Buhle Dube and his JusticeMakers team held last weekend complaints from community police uncovered incidents of mob justice and torture. The team was in southern Swaziland at the villages of Matsanjeni in...
This past Friday 2008 JusticeMakers Fellow Buhle Dube held an event at local restaurant Quatermain’s with Swazi and international lawyers. Buhle hoped to spread word of the successes and challenges he and his volunteer...
On a cold Saturday morning Buhle Dube and the rest of the Swaziland Justice Makers team journey to Ngwenya to lead a workshop on prisoners’ rights and the legal system for community police. A...
In the weeks following the January 5th launch of his project, Franck and his team are reportedly very encouraged by the host of partnerships they have secured and support they have received from the...
Buhle’s team has reported a successful start to their project, having carried out two workshops educating community police on human rights. The first session was in the Mbhuleni township, where in the past local...
