Monthly Archives: June 2011
Ajeng Larasati Pilots Trainings at Cipinang Detention Center
Posted by alarasati at Jun
In May 2011, Indonesian JusticeMaker 2010 Ajeng Larasati met participants of the recent training session she directed at Cipinang Detention Center in Jakarta. The training sessions were conducted in March 2011 for the tamping (convicted prisoners who hold clerical jobs in the detention center) on the legal rights present in Indonesia’s Criminal Procedure Code. The […]
2010 JM Oanh Hoanh Ngo Receives PILnet Fellowship
Posted by hoangoanh at Jun
2010 Asia JusticeMakers Oanh Hoang Ngo (Vietnam) and Nana Chapidze (Georgia) speaking at August 2010 training in Singapore Vietnamese Justicemaker 2010 Oanh Hoang Ngo recently received a prestigious fellowship to continue the work that she began last year with her JusticeMakers project. Oanh has been awarded a PILnet International Fellowship for 2011-2012, which she will […]
Bill Passed to Criminalize Social Protest in Colombia
Posted by Siobhan Riordan at Jun
Medellín, Colombia – A bill was approved last week on May 30, 2011 by the house of representatives that would criminalize “unlawful” social protest in Colombia. Under the new law, to protest in a public space without having been granted permission by government administration could result in substantial fines, a prison sentence of four to […]
You Are Not an X: Rights Awareness in Colombia
Posted by Siobhan Riordan at Jun
Medellín, Colombia – What is our definition of “liberty”? What is the difference between individual liberty and collective liberty, and can we have both? How does our Constitution define liberty? What are the legal limits of public force, and how do we defend ourselves when those limits are exceeded? These are some of the questions […]
2010 JusticeMaker Shahanur Islam publishes flyer
Posted by Shahanur Islam at Jun
In preparation for a community information session that he will conduct in the near future, JM 2010 Shahanur Islam recently republished a brochure about human rights standards in Bangladesh. As the head of the Bangladesh Institute for Human Rights (BIHR), Shahanur first designed the brochure several months ago, in preparation for a door-to-door campaign to […]
