Gabriela Vázquez promotes the right to Health in Argentinian prisons
Posted by Cristina Serrano at Dec
2011 JusticeMaker Gabriela Vázquez works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Argentinian prisons. She has organized workshops for security staff, health promoters and inmates and distributed information flyers and condoms.
Justice through Correspondence: Juvenile Justice in Chile
Posted by Cristina Serrano at Dec
2011 JusticeMaker Alejandro Vianda has set up an innovative communication system between juvenile inmates and their lawyers.
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.