Monthly Archives: May 2011
Supriyatno’s Story
Posted by alarasati at May
Supriyatno, known as ‘Yatno’ to his friends, listens carefully as Indonesian JusticeMaker Ajeng Larasati speaks about her country’s Criminal Procedure Code. Occasionally, he raises his hand and asks a question on behalf of a fellow detainee in Jakarta’s Cipinang Detention Center; he painstakingly notes down the answer, presumably in order to communicate it to his […]
JusticeMaker Conducts Trainings, Secures Release of Detainees
Posted by Bijaya at May
IBJ JusticeMaker 2010 Bijaya Chanda has managed to give basic legal training to 1,919 pre-trial detainees (known in India as under-trial prisoners, or UTPs) since the beginning of January 2011. Bijaya’s project focuses on providing basic legal education to pre-trial detainees and their families in the Indian state of West Bengal, to help them better […]
“No Mas Abuso Policial” Afiches Distribuidos en Colombia
Posted by Eliana at May
Día 06 de Abril del año en curso se realizo un conversatorio amplia a un conjunto de Estudiantes y profesores de la Universidad de Antioquia con sede en la ciudad de Medellín donde se ha venido desarrollando el proyecto, con la finalidad de brindar herramientas jurídicas y políticas practicas para contrarrestar el maltrato policial que […]
Columbia: “No More Police Abuses” Poster Released
Posted by Eliana at May
On April 6th, 2011 a meeting was held with students and professors of the Medellin-based University of Antioquia, where the project of JusticeMakers Fellow Adriana has been developing. The aim of the project is to provide practical legal and political tools to counter the police abuses that are prevalent in the country due to […]
JusticeMaker Justine Saidi organizes preventive detention seminar
Posted by Justine Saidi at May
On March 25th, Justine Mwanaisha Saidi, IBJ’s 2011 Justicemaker from the Republic of Congo (DRC), organized a training seminar for magistrates, judges, attorneys and court officials to enhance their knowledge of the requirements of preventive detention and the rights of detainees. The seminar lasted the entire day, and the most important topic on the agenda […]