Africa

NAIROBI, KENYA - On Friday afternoon, an IJM lawyer in Kenya received a much-anticipated phone call: The man who had been charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl was convicted, after signif

KIGALI, RWANDA - A Rwandan judge has sentenced a local businessman to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl.

NAIROBI, KENYA - After spending over two years in a Nairobi jail, falsely imprisoned for a crime they never committed, Benson, Victor and Francis were finally freed last month.

NAIROBI, KENYA - On 8th December, IJM Kenya staff delivered thousands of letters of encouragement to Joseph, a father of six who is unjustly in prison and facing a death sentence for a crime he nev

KIGALI, RWANDA - This week, a man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - Today justice was secured for a courageous widow and her children when the man who stole their home was convicted for his crimes against the family.

RWANDA - This month, IJM Rwanda trained thirty-five Rwandan judges and prosecutors on best practices for handling cases of child sexual assault.

NAIROBI, KENYA - Yesterday, justice was delivered in a crowded court in Nairobi.

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - Late last week, IJM secured justice for Brian in a courtroom in Zambia; the man who had stolen Brian's inheritance, and his means of survival, was convicted and now awaits sentenci

NAIROBI, KENYA  - Anjeche spent eighteen months in an overcrowded Kenyan prison for crimes he did not commit.