Waqas Meets Kasur District Bar President
Posted by waqasabid at Dec
On 1 December 2010, Waqas Abid, JusticeMaker 2010, had a meeting with Ch. Abdul Rehman, the President of Kasur District Bar Association. Issues discussed included the gap in the enforcement capabilities of the criminal justice system and human rights violations in Kasur. The meeting took place to assess possible collaborations between the Bar Association’s aims […]
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 FROM FOUR COUNTRIES SHARE BEST PRACTICES VIA SKYPE
Posted by thalusa at Nov
On 19 November 2010, IBJ Singapore and IBJ Geneva facilitated a multi-time zone brainstorming session to encourage the JusticeMakers to recognize the powerful resource their peers can be in the success of their projects. Using Skype, moderators Thomas Halusa (Singapore) and Wouter Krujis (Geneva) managed the participation of JusticeMakers across seven time zones and four […]
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 […]
In Pictures: Advisement of Rights Campaign in Kasur District, Pakistan
Posted by waqasabid at Nov
Over the last couple of weeks 2010 JusticeMaker Fellow Muhammad Waqas Abid conducted 18 ‘Legal Literacy and Support of Victims’ seminars throughout the district of Kasur, in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Below you find can find an impression of his campaign that made him reach out to 683 individuals, advising them on their legal rights and […]
