Monthly Archives: January 2011
Indian JusticeMaker Builds Partnerships to Help Make Her Vision a Reality
Posted by Bijaya at Jan
Bijaya Chanda, JusticeMaker 2010 from India, has successfully been pursuing her bid to bring legal education to pre-trial detainees throughout West Bengal. Bijaya’s work focuses on the lower rung of India’s two-tier prison system. Most of the convicted prisoners are kept in the main jails; however, there are also Subsidiary Correctional Homes (sub-jails), which predominately […]
An Interview with the Ex-Prison Commissioner of Sri Lanka
Posted by Chitrangi at Jan
1. Please introduce yourself, briefly. I am Lionel Weerasinghe, Correctional Professional Commissioner. I retired after serving 34 years in the governments Prison Department. My retiring position was Commissioner of Prisons (Welfare). I am a University Graduate and did my Post Graduate studies at Sri Jayawardenapura University, in Criminology and Criminal Justice. 2. What is your […]
Shahanur Records Another Success in his Bid to Free Bangladesh from Torture
Posted by Shahanur Islam at Jan
In his continuing bid to end torture in Bangladesh, JusticeMaker Shahanur Islam Saikot, has offered legal aid to ethnic and racial minorities in and around Dhaka. His latest case is the story of Shila Mollick, a housewife tortured by the police for reporting a crime. On January 04, 2011 Justices A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury […]
Malaysian JusticeMakers Fellow Secures Pivotal Endorsement
Posted by liam at Jan
Dec 9, 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — JusticeMakers Fellow Dato’ Yasmeen Shariff met with the Director General (DG) of the Social Welfare Department of Malaysia (JKM), Dato’ Meme Zainal Rashid, to determine a policy plan for Malaysia’s adoption of diversionary procedures in its children’s court. This meeting signaled JKM’s awareness that internal reform is necessary […]
