Monthly Archives: June 2010
Meet JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze
Posted by rnebhrajani at Jun
In between working for five different Georgian legal justice NGOs, spearheading international grant projects and translating various legal documents, it’s a wonder that JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze has any time for herself. Chapidze discusses project implementation at the GYLA office / Photo by Roshan Nebhrajani Born and raised in Kutaisi, Georgia, Chapidze has always been deeply […]
The Landless and the Law
Posted by awondemu at Jun
Ten years ago, the tenants of Hacienda Villa Reyes in Quezon Province, Philippines lived a poor and destitute life. They spent their days riding buffaloes, harvesting coconuts and cultivating maize fields. Yet despite the fertile soil and their hard work, they could barely make ends meet. For every coconut harvested, they were forced to pay […]
Between David and Goliath, Stands a JusticeMaker
Posted by awondemu at Jun
Above: Rosselynn Jae Garcia de la Cruz (Jae), 2010 JusticeMaker fellow and agrarian reform lawyer It was about 3 in the afternoon when JusticeMakers Fellow and agrarian reform lawyer, Rosselynn Jae Garcia de la Cruz, and I arrived in Pangasinan, a province 170 km north of Manila for a farmers’ meeting. We have been on […]
High Time for Changing the Adult Time for Adult Crime Mentality
Posted by Nchapidze at Jun
“When you teach someone to swim, you don`t just throw them in the deep end and hope they do great” – Abby Anderson Executive director, Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, the USA The European Court of Human Rights has considered the age of criminal responsibility and the right to a fair trial in the case of […]
