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2012 JusticeMakers Fellow Charles M. Mupenda
Posted by International Bridges to Justice at Dec
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 [...]
JusticeMakers Fellow Alex Argo Hernowo
Posted by International Bridges to Justice at Nov
Since 2007, Mr. Hernowo has practiced as an attorney in Indonesia, working with Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Masyarakat in Jakarta. Prior to receiving his law degree, Mr. Hernowo worked as a Legal Aid Foundation volunteer and participated in numerous seminars aimed at protecting human rights, including preventing human trafficking. These experiences gave Mr. Hernowo a greater [...]
JusticeMakers Fellows: Patrick Dunkwu
Posted by International Bridges to Justice at Oct
Although Nigeria’s constitution says that an arrested criminal defendant is entitled to inform his lawyers and family about his arrest, this is rarely the case. Police often make arrests and secretly charge suspects without allowing them access to their lawyers or notifying their families. Additionally, many of these suspects cannot afford a lawyer. As a [...]
Verónica Quiroga lucha por los derechos de las mujeres en las cárceles bolivianas
Posted by Cristina Serrano at Nov
Verónica Marisol Quiroga Pando es una de nuestros ganadores del concurso JusticeMakers 2011 organizado por International Bridges to Justice. Graduada en Derecho y especializada en derechos humanos, trabaja en la actualidad en la Universidad Fraz Tamayo en La Paz como docente universitaria de los Derechos Humanos, como consultora de género y derechos humanos para el [...]
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…
