Yearly Archives: 2010
Kuala Lumpur Legal Aid Center Champions JusticeMakers Project
Posted by liam at Dec
November 25, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — On November 25, I sat down with Stephanie Bastian, the Executive Director of the Kuala Lumpur Legal Aid Center, to discuss how a criminal justice system, in which 80% of criminal defendants go unrepresented, handles child offenders. She echoed fundamental concerns similarly plaguing other agencies involved in children’s issues: […]
JusticeMaker Waqas Meets Former President of Kasur District Bar
Posted by waqasabid at Dec
On 1 Dec 2010, JusticeMaker 2010 Waqas Abid met with the well-regarded lawyer Ch. Imtiaz Ahmed, the former Vice-President of the Kasur District Bar Association. Mr. Ahmed has, for the past 19 years, devoted himself to the legal representation of marginalized members of Kasur society. Like many other lawyers, Mr. Ahmed works in the open […]
JusticeMakers Inspire Each Other via Skype
Posted by thalusa at Dec
Following the success of the inaugural JusticeMaker conference call with partners from South Asia and the Caucasus, Thomas Halusa (Singapore) and Wouter Krujis (Geneva) organized a second call in order to give another group of JusticeMakers the opportunity to be inspired by the progress of their colleagues’ projects. The conference call took place on 26 […]
Expert Support Builds Case for JusticeMakers Project in Malaysia
Posted by liam at Nov
November 9, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – When ministries deliberate over potential legislation in Malaysia, they will solicit the advice and recommendations of experts in the field. For children’s rights and issues, one of the most highly regarded authorities in Malaysia is Datuk Prof Dr. Chiam Heng Keng, who met with me on November 9 to […]
Public Legal Rights Awareness Session with Former Pre-trial Detainees and Their Families
Posted by Chitrangi at Nov
Sri Lankan JusticeMaker Fellow Harshi Perera organized a Public Legal Rights Awareness Session with former pre-trial detainees and their families. The two-hour discussion was held on November 13 in the Janasansadaya sub-office in the city of Galle. The coordinator of the Galle JS sub-office Niluka Priyadarshani also attended the event. All participants have experience with […]
