Monthly Archives: November 2010
Bridging the Gap for Juvenile Justice Reform in Malaysia
Posted by liam at Nov
November 5, 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Reaching across the aisle to dialogue with government officials is not an inconsequential task when handling sensitive social issues. Activists can get ostracized, lawyers asked to step down from committee seats, and government officials reprimanded with swift punishments. Just ask 2010 JusticeMakers Fellow Dato’ Yasmeen Shariff, who, in […]
Plan for Juvenile Diversion Gains Momentum
Posted by liam at Nov
2010 JusticeMakers Fellow Dato’ Yasmeen Shariff is working to reform juvenile justice in Malaysia.
JusticeMaker Waqas Visits Kasur District Central Jail
Posted by waqasabid at Nov
On November 11 2010, JusticeMaker Waqas Abid, visited Kasur District’s Central Jail for a meeting with the prison’s superintendent and deputy superintendent, Mr. Intzar Wali Khan and Mr. Tahir. They briefed Waqas on the challenges facing their prison. Built for a capacity of 596, the jail currently houses 1674 prisoners. Cells built for four people […]
2008 JusticeMaker Continues to Fight for Justice
Posted by rob_kib at Nov
In the rural communities of Kikwanda, Uganda many people suffer from property rights violations but have nowhere to turn to for help. Farming villages are often illiterate and have difficulty understanding complex legal documents and procedures. And those that can read find that the documents haven’t been translated into local languages. Even if they could […]
Azeri JusticeMaker Continues to Press for Prisoners Rights
Posted by rasul at Nov
Rasul Jafarov, JusticeMaker 2010 from Azerbaijan, continues work on his innovative project to inform prisoners and their families about their rights to early release. The message, which is being spread through a telephone hotline, provides citizens whose relatives are in jail with information about the early release mechanism. Hoping to increase citizen’s awareness of his […]
