Verónica Quiroga fights for women’s rights in Bolivian prisons
Posted by Cristina Serrano at Nov
2011 JusticeMaker Verónica Marisol Quiroga Pando fights discrimination that female detainees face in Bolivian prisons. She also provides legal representation to women in pre-trial detention. Read More…
Justine Saidi successfully represents juveniles in the DRC
Posted by Marina Klokova at Nov
2011 JusticeMaker Justine Saidi’s legal representation of juveniles has resulted in numerous successful outcomes. Thanks to Justine’s diligence and perseverance 15 year old M.’s case has been acquitted by the Court of Appeal.
JusticeMaker Conducts Trainings, Helps Secure the Release of Pre-Trial Detainees
Posted by Bijaya at Sep
IBJ’s 2010 Asia JusticeMaker Bijaya Chanda has managed to give basic legal training to some 1919 pre-trial detainees (known in India as under-trial prisoners, or UTPs) since the beginning of January 2011.
Interview with JusticeMaker Gautier Zomissi
Posted by Gautier Zomissi at Jul
In May 2011, IBJ Volunteer Krishna Gagné travelled to Yaoundé in Cameroon to meet up with 2011 JusticeMaker Gautier Zomissi and his partner Ghislain Tchakount to discuss the progress of their project.
A Profile of JusticeMaker Elchin Abullayev
Posted by Colleen MacDonald at Jul
Elchin Abullayev is a Justice Makers fellow based in the former soviet republic of Azerbaijan. A small country, located on the Caspian sea, north of Iran and south of Russian, Azerbaijan has slowly gained international recognition. Most recently, a catchy pop tune on Euro Vision catapulted Azerbaijan into the spotlight-a spotlight reserved for highlighting political […]