JusticeMakers Outreach Programme Educates Locals on HIV/AIDS
Posted by International Bridges to Justice at March 20th, 2013
By Garima Tiwari Protecting and promoting the health rights as well as legal human rights of the high-risk and vulnerable community is a prerequisite for dealing with the problem of HIV/AIDS and helping to control its spread. With this in mind, JusticeMakers organized a community outreach drive and awareness camp in the Mandideep Area near [...]
Law Enforcers in Liberia Unite to Discuss Rights of the Accused Living with HIV/AIDS
Posted by International Bridges to Justice at March 14th, 2013
By Christian Zarweah, IBJ JusticeMaker Local law enforcement near Nimba County in Liberia gathered for a JusticeMakers workshop about the rights of the accused living with HIV/AIDS. From left to right: 1) Police Commander a. Cyrus Marwon 2) Cllr. Gideon Tozay 3) Clerk of Debt Court Arthur Queyaker 4) Cllr. Cooper Gweh, Associate Magistrate 5) [...]
2010 JusticeMakers Fellow Yasmeen elected to UN committee on child’s rights
Posted by International Bridges to Justice at December 20th, 2012
International Bridges to Justice is delighted to congratulate JusticeMakers Fellow Yasmeen Muhammad Shariff, as she becomes the first Malaysian to be elected to the United Nations’ Committee of the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Tuesday. Yasmeen, who has been involved in improving the juvenile justice system by introducing alternatives to custody, conducting legal aid [...]
2012 JusticeMakers Fellow Charles M. Mupenda
Posted by International Bridges to Justice at December 18th, 2012
Écrit par 2012 JusticeMakers Fellow Charles Mugaruka Mupenda. « Malgré l’extrême pauvreté, les conséquences des guerres à répétition, la grande discrimination et le défaut d’intérêt des acteurs, il est possible d’accorder une protection juridique effective aux personnes vivant avec le VIH au Sud-Kivu ; il suffit juste d’y croire et d’oser ». Touché par des problèmes que rencontrent [...]
Our Diverse Fellows
Posted by International Bridges to Justice at December 13th, 2012
The JusticeMakers Team is incredibly proud of the diversity and passion that the new 2012 Fellows bring to the JusticeMakers Community. These Fellows come from ten countries, spanning four continents. Therefore, each Fellow faces a different yet equally challenging problem with his/her own unique solution. Every country situation is different and requires a different solution. [...]
