Monthly Archives: August 2010
Sri Lanka – Public Information Campaign on the Rights of Detainees
Posted by Gaston Lacombe at Aug
2010 Asia JusticeMakers Fellow Harshi Perera, from Sri Lanka, has recently started working on her project for International Bridges to Justice. She aims to provide legal aid directly to five women detainees at the Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka, and she also is conducting a nationwide education campaign on the rights of the detainees. She […]
Sicogon Development Cooperation v. Farmer Amelia
Posted by Colette Van der Ven at Aug
Farmers of Sigogon Island with their Families. Farmer Amelia is one of the inhabitants of Sicogon Island in Iloilo, Philippines—an island of miraculous beauty complete with pristine beaches and transparent turquoise waters. A few months ago, Justicemaker Jae invited Amelia to attend a paralegal workshop for women farmers. Eager to acquire legal skills and knowledge, […]
Judicial Mafia: Corruption as a barrier to justice in Indonesia
Posted by mkurban at Aug
A democracy is a form of government that depends largely on both the trust and the participation of its constituents. Indonesia is one of the world’s youngest and most populous democracies, spread out over more than 17,000 islands. Implementing democracy to so many people over so much territory would certainly be an understandable hindrance to […]
Against Great Odds: Ensuring Legal Rights for Drug Users in Jakarta
Posted by mkurban at Aug
Jakarta, Indonesia- “I just want the drug users to get what they deserve.” Herru Pribadi does not mean this as a vindictive demand for punishment, but rather as a plea for just and equal treatment in accordance with the law. Pribadi, a paralegal for drug users in Jakarta, believes that they deserve the right to […]
