International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) first established its Zimbabwe Country Office with the Harare-based DRC, which has quickly become a crucial legal hub for the entire nation and has consequently led to increased cooperation with...
John T. Burombo September 2014 IBJ Zimbabwe Fellows, Innocent Maja and John Burombo, hosted a roundtable discussion on 12th September 2014 to address the issue of corruption in the criminal justice system. The roundtable...
Lawyers from Bulawayo province in Zimbabwe participated to an eye-opening roundtable discussion organized by IBJ at the Law Society of Zimbabwe Summer Law School on November 13th 2010. This follow-up event happened six months...
IBJ Zimbabwe made headlines with a roundtable discussion convened for Zimbabwe’s media. The forum discussion took place on November 2nd in Harare and brought together journalists, lawyers and IBJ Legal Fellows to discuss the...
Lawyers come to the IBJ Harare Defender Resource Centre (DRC) on a regular basis to meet with IBJ Fellows, dissect the nuances of cases and access legal resources. We envision the DRC as a...
IBJ-Zimbabwe recently held a roundtable discussion with its partner organizations, LRF, LSZ and ZACRO, and journalists and private lawyers to strategize on the conducting of a prison census in Zimbabwe. During the engaging discussion,...
On Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15, the IBJ Zimbabwe Team hosted a successful advanced defender skills training in Harare, Zimbabwe. Approximately fifty Harare-based lawyers attended the continuation of last years training, including...
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...
The month of May will be rich of colorful events in Zimbabwe. From May 14th-16th, a legal defense training will be conducted in Harare, with the aim to build on last year’s training conference...
IBJ-Zimbabwe Fellows, Innocent Maja and John Burombo, recently held an interview with Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation‘s SFM on the importance of the implementation of IBJ’s rights awareness campaign in Zimbabwe. The 30-minute interview, with SFM’s...
