Even in a year overshadowed by a global pandemic, the killing of George Floyd in the U.S. by police underscored the ongoing problem of criminal injustice. It sparked massive protests worldwide by many who oppose—or who have themselves suffered—under broken criminal justice systems. Together with global justice makers, explore the criminalization of poverty and brainstorm, unearth, and craft solutions as they share what inspired them to overcome inequities in their respective criminal justice systems.
This session was curated in partnership with International Bridges to Justice.
Je suis Nadine AMULI FEZA, Licenciée en Droit interne et International de l'Université Catholique de Bukavu et Avocate ausein de International Bridges to justice, programme R.D.Congo. Je travaille entant qu'Avocate chargée de la prise en charge prono des nombreuses causes des individus vulnérables à…
Defense Attorney and Civil Rights / LGBTQI+ Activist, Individual
Mia Frances Yamamoto, born, Poston, Arizona, 1943, in an American concentration camp for Japanese Americans. B.S. 1966, CSULA, US Army 1966 -68, 4th Infantry Division, US Army Vietnam, awarded Army Commendation Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and Vietnam Service Medal, co-founder…
Born in Damascus in 1990, Muhammad started his professional career working as a citizen journalist with Sham News Network (SNN) and volunteer translator. He founded or co-founded several organizations in 2012 including Damascus Suburbs Command Council, Qarah Local Council, and Qarah…
When he joined the Foundation in 2020, he had more than two decades of experience as a journalist, author and activist. He was a co-founder and executive director emeritus of Man Up Campaign, a global initiative to activate youth to stop violence against women and girls. This led to his selection…
Jean Claude Barakamfitiye is the Burundi IBJ program Country manager. He oversees the team of lawyers who grant legal aid to vulnerable people and coordinates the training and capacity building sessions as well as roundtable discussions between lawyers, judges and other judicial actors. He is a…
An international human rights lawyer, ordained minister and former San Francisco public defender, Karen moved to Cambodia in 1994 to train the country’s first core group of public defenders and subsequently served as a United Nations Judicial Mentor. Karen formed IBJ in 2000 after witnessing…