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Africa Legal - Changing the narrative for legal services
In The Gambia, the small population might lead one to believe that all is well within the criminal justice system, but there are still countless injustices that need to be addressed, writes Paul Ogemba.
Read MoreAfrica Legal - Real super heroes defending the defenceless
Africa Legal speaks with William Okumu about the criminal justice system in Kenya; he is a justice defender helping hundreds of vulnerable people who cannot otherwise access legal representation, writes Paul Ogemba.
Read MoreVoice of America – Kenyan Aid Group Hopes to Bring Justice Closer to the Defenceless
Just two months ago, Isaac Ndegwa was behind bars serving a 14-year sentence for a robbery and violent crime. Now released, he speaks to Voice of America as a Justice Defenders legal intern.
Read MoreRighteous Convictions with Jason Flom – Alexander McLean on providing greater access to justice and the rule of law throughout Africa and beyond
Alexander McLean discusses justice across the world with American music executive Jason Flom.
Read MoreCNN – One lawyer's mission helping the incarcerated inspires global movement
CNN's Anderson Cooper introduces Alexander McLean as a Champion for Change. A programme shining a spotlight on the innovators, changemakers and pioneers who are challenging the status quo to improve the lives of others.
Read MoreBBC World Service – Morris Kabeira discusses the death penalty
From death row to Justice Defender legal officer. Following the abolishment of the death penalty in Sierra Leone, Morris Kabeira discusses the need for capital punishment to end across Africa.
Read MoreFormer Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams talks mental health with Alexander McLean
Justice Defenders Founder and CEO Alexander McLean chats with Rowan Williams during the Never Alone Global Mental Health Summit.
Read MoreCovid-19 response: a three-part plan
Our response to the pandemic will be three-fold: a fines fund, tech advocacy, and sanitation partnerships.
Read MoreCovid-19 response: reflections on the lockdown
We’re asking ourselves: what does it look like to radically decongest prisons at this time?
Read MoreCovid-19 response: a message for our community
Hear from our Founder, Alexander McLean, on how we're navigating this COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2019
Although women and girls account for a far smaller share of total homicides than men, they bear by far the greatest burden of intimate partner/family‐related homicide, and intimate partner homicide.
Read MoreMorris Kaberia’s visit to South Africa (INN)
The was a gathering of individuals and organisations representing the work of justice reform, from around the world. Read more about his experience.
Read MoreGraduates: Dickson Munene and Hamisi Mzari
Throughout this year we have shared the stories of every one of our 16 Kenyan law graduates. Each of them have completed their studies with the University of London, as part of .
Read MoreOne Year On: Morris Kaberia
On 20th September 2018, Morris Kaberia was released from Kamiti Maximum Prison, in Kenya, n. Less than a year later he was leading a successful legal challenge on the remission of sentences which will ensure the release of others, unlawfully detained, across the country.
Read MorePunitive sentencing for petty offences; vestiges of colonial times.
In East Africa young people are persistently caught up in drug trafficking, loitering and pickpocketing charges, resulting in long periods in prison. Here Draconian laws still apply, yet to be reviewed for the 21st Century. So laws often criminalise and marginalise the people with least in society.
Read MorE“My 13-year imprisonment was a setup. They never wanted us to get married.”
Despite having the paperwork to prove Emily’s age and his innocence, Simon was convicted of aggravated defilement. No court would hear his appeal, so Simon spent 13 years in prison for a crime he, and Emily, says he didn’t commit.
Read MorEThe law: Enforcing it, breaking it, studying it. One man's journey
When he used to work as a police officer, Gilbert would take people to prison with little thought about fair trials or sentencing. Until he found himself in conflict with the law he once administered.
Read MorEWhat's the impact of a university degree, if you still have many years left in prison?
Degrees mean extra responsibilities. Four students and graduates in Kenya and Uganda have been promoted to the highly trusted position of 'trusteeship'.
Read MorEReconciliation of self and community
Amateur chef Pepe Ivan Matovu recalls how he found hope, healing and restoration in one of Uganda’s most populous prisons.
Read MorEAdapting to the pandemic: Reconnecting people in prisons with their loved ones.
For people in prison, visits from family used to offer a moment of reassurance. Connection with the outside world. But during the Covid-19 pandemic, visitations are paused. Isolating many from those they love. Until recently. We’ve worked to repurpose our technology and reconnect families in Kenya.
Read MorE“You are successful when you remember that somewhere, someone gave you a gift.”
Sentenced to death for robbery, Joyce tried not to let her sentence define her. While in prison, she found a new love for making clothes.
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