2025-07-30T16:01:09-05:00 2024-12-31 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2024-01-01 311771358 INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE INTE 7035917301 198 TREMONT STREET 447 BOSTON MA 02116 KAREN TSE CEO 7035917301 2025-07-29 1 0 AARON M FOX P01365820 2022274000 2025-07-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KAREN TSE 198 TREMONT STREET 447 BOSTON MA 02116 2726885 0 X WWW.IBJ.ORG X 2000 MA IN RECOGNITION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE (IBJ) IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE BASIC LEGAL RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. SPECIFICALLY, IBJ WORKS TO GUARANTEE ALL CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO COMPETENT LEGAL REPRESENTATION, THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED FROM CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, AND THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL. 12 11 0 35 0 0 2119534 2729830 0 0 1178 112 149 -3057 2120861 2726885 0 0 0 0 1279073 1248975 0 0 1939 1401364 1212330 2680437 2461305 -559576 265580 682301 902570 511055 68064 171246 834506 X IN RECOGNITION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE (IBJ) IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE BASIC LEGAL RIGHTS OF ORDINARY CITIZENS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. SPECIFICALLY, IBJ WORKS TO GUARANTEE ALL CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO COMPETENT LEGAL REPRESENTATION, THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED FROM CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, AND THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL. 0 0 688124 MENA REGION: SYRIA: IN 2024, IBJ ADVANCED ITS MISSION IN SYRIA TO UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW AND COMBAT INVESTIGATIVE TORTURE, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM AND LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. IBJ TRAINED A CORE GROUP OF SYRIAN LAWYERSBOTH WOMEN AND MENIN RIGHTS-BASED LEGAL DEFENSE, WITH SEVERAL FEMALE LAWYERS PROGRESSING TO LEADERSHIP AND JUDICIAL ROLES DESPITE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS. A TRAINING OF TRAINERS WORKSHOP IN GAZIANTEP PREPARED 23 LEGAL DEFENDERS (INCLUDING 3 WOMEN), WHO THEN TRAINED 97 OTHERS (16 WOMEN) ACROSS ALEPPO PROVINCE. IBJ PROVIDED LEGAL AID TO OVER 2,400 VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, DELIVERING CONSULTATIONS TO 1,158 PEOPLE (64% WOMEN) AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN 1,240 CASES. IT CONDUCTED 24 HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING VISITS TO DETENTION FACILITIES, RESULTING IN IMPROVED CONDITIONS, AND TRAINED 46 POLICE AND PRISON OFFICERS (INCLUDING 3 WOMEN) ON INTERNATIONAL DETENTION STANDARDS. THROUGH A MEDIA PARTNERSHIP WITH ROZANA RADIO, IBJ PRODUCED 36 ARABIC-LANGUAGE LEGAL AWARENESS BROADCASTS, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 1.18 MILLION PEOPLE. ADDITIONALLY, THREE SHORT FILMS WERE RELEASED AMPLIFYING CLIENT STORIES, AND TWO JUSTICE ROUNDTABLES IN AZAZ CONVENED 57 STAKEHOLDERS, GENERATING 18 RECOMMENDATIONS AND SIX REFORM PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND DETAINEE CARE. TUNISIA: THROUGH ITS UN DEMOCRACY FUND-SUPPORTED ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAM IN TUNISIA, IBJ PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 256 VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALSPRIMARILY DETAINEESACROSS TUNIS AND OTHER REGIONS, WHILE ALSO ENHANCING PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL LEGAL CAPACITIES. IN 2024, IBJ TRAINED 115 DEFENSE LAWYERS (58% OF WHOM WERE WOMEN) IN RIGHTS-BASED CRIMINAL DEFENSE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE TUNISIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, AND FTDES. OVER 1,000 PRINTED COPIES OF THE TUNISIA CRIMINAL DEFENCE PRACTICE MANUAL, FIRST OF SUCH DOCUMENTS IN THE COUNTRY, DEVELOPED BY IBJ, WERE DISTRIBUTED, AND THE JUSTICEHUB APP WAS LAUNCHED TO IMPROVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND CALENDARING FOR DEFENSE LAWYERS. PUBLIC AWARENESS EFFORTS INCLUDED A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN PROMOTING 19 KEY LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND RADIO-BASED RIGHTS EDUCATION, REACHING THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS AND STRENGTHENING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF LEGAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNLAWFUL DETENTION. 650096 CHINA: IN 2024, IBJ CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CHINESE LAWYERS WITH ONLINE TRAINING RESOURCES. OUR CHINA ELEARNING WEBSITE CURRENTLY HOSTS 120 MODULES ON TOPICS RANGING FROM BASIC ADVOCACY SKILLS SUCH AS DEVELOPING A THEORY OF THE CASE, REVIEWING A CASE FILE, AND CROSS-EXAMINATION, TO MORE COMPLEX TOPICS SUCH AS UNDERSTANDING FORENSIC EVIDENCE AND DEFENDING CLIENTS WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. IN 2024, WE CREATED A NEW FOUR-PART SERIES OF ELEARNING MODULES TO FORM A COURSE ON NEGOTIATION SKILLS. THIS COURSE COVERS BASIC NEGOTIATION CONCEPTS SUCH AS HOW TO IDENTIFY THE INTERESTS OF THE OTHER PARTY, HOW TO SEPARATE INTEREST FROM POSITIONS, HOW TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVES TO A NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT, AND HOW TO GENERATE WORKABLE OPTIONS. THEY ALSO TAKE LAWYERS THROUGH HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIOS, SUCH AS NEGOTIATING WITH A KEY BUT RELUCTANT WITNESS WHO CAN TESTIFY TO A CLIENT'S ALIBI, WHILE APPLYING THESE CONCEPTS. THE GOAL IS FOR LAWYERS TO APPLY THESE SKILLS IN NEGOTIATING NOT ONLY WITH WITNESSES, BUT ALSO POLICE, PROSECUTORS, AND DETENTION CENTER OFFICIALS. OUR MODULES WERE VIEWED OVER 13,000 TIMES IN 2024, AND ATTRACTED OVER 2,956 NEW VIEWERS, NOT INCLUDING RETURNING LEARNERS. 404899 INDONESIA - LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2024, THE EU-FUNDED *BRIDGING THE JUSTICE GAP* INITIATIVE IN INDONESIA HAS SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW, WHILE BOLSTERING PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE THE SIGNING OF SIX MOUS ENABLING LEGAL AID LAWYERS TO ACCESS DETENTION FACILITIES AND PROVIDE CRITICAL EARLY-STAGE LEGAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, BENEFITING OVER 480 WOMEN. THE PROJECT HAS ALSO REACHED OVER 11,000 PEOPLE THROUGH AN ONLINE RIGHTS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND FOSTERED LEGAL REFORM BY CONVENING 119 STAKEHOLDERS TO GENERATE 45 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, 15 FEMALE DEFENSE LAWYERS ARE IMPLEMENTING REGIONALLY TAILORED PROJECTS UNDER IBJ'S JUSTICEMAKERS COMPETITION. BY PRIORITIZING EARLY ACCESS TO LEGAL COUNSEL AND ENHANCING DEFENDER SKILLS TRAINING, THE INITIATIVE IS REDUCING THE BURDEN ON UNDERFUNDED LEGAL AID SYSTEMS AND SHIFTING ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACHES TOWARD PREVENTION AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE, ENSURING MARGINALIZED WOMEN ARE PROTECTED AND EMPOWERED WITHIN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. 392055 MYANMAR: ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRESS IN 2024: DESPITE ONGOING OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES SINCE 2021, IBJ HAS REMAINED COMMITTED TO LEGAL AID AND STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ITS JUSTICE CENTERS HAVE CONTINUED TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES AS TRUSTED LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, DELIVERING DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS. IN 2024 ALONE, THE JUSTICE CENTERS ASSISTED 2,434 MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS, OF WHICH 500 POLITICALLY MOTIVATED GROUPS, WITH QUALITY LEGAL DEFENSE SERVICES. BEYOND REPRESENTATION, IBJ'S LEGAL HELPLINESOPERATING IN FIVE KEY LOCATIONSPROVIDED OVER 2,000 INSTANCES OF HOLISTIC LEGAL ADVICE AND REFERRAL SUPPORT. PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION REMAINED A KEY FOCUS, WITH "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND "FOCUSED GROUP" OUTREACH SESSIONS BENEFITING OVER 700 PARTICIPANTS, 60% OF WHOM WERE WOMEN. THE INITIATIVE ALSO STRENGTHENED THE CAPACITY OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, OFFERING TRAINING TO MORE THAN 150 LAWYERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 172227 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - AFRICA - IN 2024, THE IBJ PROGRAMS IN AFRICA DEMONSTRATED THEIR DEDICATION TO STRENGTHENING THE RULE OF LAW THROUGH PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE, MONITORING OF DETENTION CENTERS AND POLICE CELLS, TRAINING JUSTICE ACTORS AND RAISING RIGHTS AWARENESS AMONG ORDINARY CITIZENS, INCLUDING DETAINEES AND HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS DURING YOUTH SCHOOL VISITS ON CRIME PREVENTION. IN BURUNDI, DRC AND RWANDA, IBJ HAS DEVELOPED STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH ROUNDTABLES AND TRAININGS TO 245 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTORS (LAWYERS, CORRECTIONAL CENTERS AGENTS, JUDGES, JUDICIAL POLICE OFFICERS, MAGISTRATES). THIS HAS ENABLED AND FACILITATED IBJ TO PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO OVER 3,000 VULNERABLE ARRESTEES FROM THE POLICE STATIONS TO COURT. IN BURUNDI, IBJ HAS STRENGTHENED AND IMPROVED ITS STRATEGIC RELATIONS WITH THOSE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH INSPECTORATE GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL POLICE, THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THE BAR ASSOCIATION, AND BY MAINTAINING ITS COLLABORATION WITH NGOS AND CSOS. THANKS TO THESE RELATIONSHIPS, IBJ BURUNDI HAS BEEN ABLE TO REMAIN ONE OF THE FEW HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS WORKING TO PROTECT THE LEGAL GUARANTEES OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE FROM THE EARLIEST STAGES OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH MENTORING SESSIONS FOR DEFENSE LAWYERS ON CAPACITY-BUILDING ISSUES, CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THE MONITORING OF PLACES OF DETENTION, AND SO ON. IBJ WAS ALSO ABLE TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG THOUSANDS OF ORDINARY CITIZENS VIA A RADIO STATION WITH NATIONWIDE COVERAGE ON THE SPECIAL PROCEDURE OF FLAGRANTE DELICTO, THE PREVENTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES SUCH AS SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND THE SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE GROUNDS FOR LACK OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OR MITIGATION OF SENTENCE. IN RWANDA, IBJ HAS TAKEN THE LEADERSHIP TO CONVENE THE GOVERNMENT, STATE AGENCIES, PROFESSIONAL BODIES AS WELL AS THE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE ITS WORK TO STRENGTHEN HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IN 2024 IBJ CONVENED A NATIONAL EVENT TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILS OF UNITED NATIONS. 16481 CAMBODIA 580763 2323882 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 0 0 1 SZ HK SN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 MA X VEDAT SALFUR 0227312441 64 RUE DE MONTHOUX GENEVA SZ 1201 KAREN TSE FOUNDER AND CEO 40.00 X X 143550 0 25839 SANJEEWA LIYANAGE INT'L PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 141174 0 25411 VEDAT SALFUR FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 118800 0 21384 ANDREW OZANIAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 92400 0 16632 DANIEL FUNG CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 0.20 X X 0 0 0 LUIS VELASCO CHAIR FINANCE COMMITTEE 0.20 X X 0 0 0 KENNEDY MMASI TREASURER 0.20 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE CERVENAK BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 JOAN DARRY BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 POOJA SACHIN DUGGAL BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 HENRY ELKUS BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS J JAMES BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 JOHN JAMESON BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 ROLF OLSEN BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 05/2024 0.20 X 0 0 0 KELLY OTTER BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 MIA F YAMAMOTO BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 495924 0 89266 3 0 1 0 0 2421959 307871 2729830 112 112 OTHER 900099 4420 4420 EXCHANGE RATE LOSSES 900099 -7477 -7477 -3057 2726885 0 0 -2945 585190 585190 438492 375679 62813 130136 130136 65081 65081 30076 20774 9302 13214 6189 7025 19829 17729 2100 65110 63839 1271 27476 18777 8231 468 19738 17561 1245 932 59024 52722 5763 539 5092 4553 539 947796 935307 12489 4314 3857 457 OTHER CHARGES AND FEES 50737 26488 24249 2461305 2323882 135484 1939 247277 723012 248060 0 0 70060 160975 160975 0 0 17046 19712 169918 89786 682301 902570 129595 38164 381460 29900 511055 68064 X 171246 834506 171246 834506 682301 902570 265580 2665 395015 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2382838 3012370 2699263 2119534 2729830 12943835 2382838 3012370 2699263 2119534 2729830 12943835 724192 12219643 288 499 3 1178 112 2080 300 618 140 450 4420 5928 12951843 0.94350 0.86880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 106470 106470 0 54505 54505 0 0 BRANCH ADVANCES 65686 GUARANTEE DEPOSITS 24100 89786 BRANCH PAYABLE 29900 29900 4955451 2665 2225901 2228566 2726885 0 2726885 4687206 2225901 2225901 2461305 0 2461305 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 2 7 PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2024, IBJ ADVANCED ITS MISSION IN SYRIA TO UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW AND COMBAT INVESTIGATIVE TORTURE, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM AND LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. IBJ TRAINED A CORE GROUP OF SYRIAN LAWYERSBOTH WOMEN AND MENIN RIGHTS-BASED LEGAL DEFENSE, WITH SEVERAL FEMALE LAWYERS PROGRESSING TO LEADERSHIP AND JUDICIAL ROLES DESPITE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS. A TRAINING OF TRAINERS WORKSHOP IN GAZIANTEP PREPARED 23 LEGAL DEFENDERS (INCLUDING 3 WOMEN), WHO THEN TRAINED 97 OTHERS (16 WOMEN) ACROSS ALEPPO PROVINCE. IBJ PROVIDED LEGAL AID TO OVER 2,400 VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, DELIVERING CONSULTATIONS TO 1,158 PEOPLE (64% WOMEN) AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN 1,240 CASES. . IT CONDUCTED 24 HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING VISITS TO DETENTION FACILITIES, RESULTING IN IMPROVED CONDITIONS, AND TRAINED 46 POLICE AND PRISON OFFICERS (INCLUDING 3 WOMEN) ON INTERNATIONAL DETENTION STANDARDS. 688124 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 8 20 PROGRAM SERVICES MYANMAR: ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRESS IN 2024: DESPITE ONGOING OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES SINCE 2021, IBJ HAS REMAINED COMMITTED TO LEGAL AID AND STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ITS JUSTICE CENTERS HAVE CONTINUED TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES AS TRUSTED LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, DELIVERING DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS. IN 2024 ALONE, THE JUSTICE CENTERS ASSISTED 2,434 MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS, OF WHICH 500 POLITICALLY MOTIVATED GROUPS, WITH QUALITY LEGAL DEFENSE SERVICES. BEYOND REPRESENTATION, IBJ'S LEGAL HELPLINESOPERATING IN FIVE KEY LOCATIONSPROVIDED OVER 2,000 INSTANCES OF HOLISTIC LEGAL ADVICE AND REFERRAL SUPPORT. PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION REMAINED A KEY FOCUS, WITH "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND "FOCUSED GROUP" OUTREACH SESSIONS BENEFITING OVER 700 PARTICIPANTS, 60% OF WHOM WERE WOMEN. THE INITIATIVE ALSO STRENGTHENED THE CAPACITY OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, OFFERING TRAINING TO MORE THAN 150 LAWYERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 1463531 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 3 17 PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2024, THE IBJ PROGRAMS IN AFRICA DEMONSTRATED THEIR DEDICATION TO STRENGTHENING THE RULE OF LAW THROUGH PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE, MONITORING OF DETENTION CENTERS AND POLICE CELLS, TRAINING JUSTICE ACTORS AND RAISING RIGHTS AWARENESS AMONG ORDINARY CITIZENS, INCLUDING DETAINEES AND HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS DURING YOUTH SCHOOL VISITS ON CRIME PREVENTION. IN BURUNDI, DRC AND RWANDA, IBJ HAS DEVELOPED STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH ROUNDTABLES AND TRAININGS TO 245 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTORS (LAWYERS, CORRECTIONAL CENTERS AGENTS, JUDGES, JUDICIAL POLICE OFFICERS, MAGISTRATES). THIS HAS ENABLED AND FACILITATED IBJ TO PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO OVER 3,000 VULNERABLE ARRESTEES FROM THE POLICE STATIONS TO COURT. 172227 13 44 0 0 13 44 2323882 0 2323882 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS INSTRUCTIONS, ALL AMOUNTS REPORTED ON PARTS I OF SCHEDULE F ARE REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, THE SAME METHOD OF ACCOUNTING USED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KAREN TSE FOUNDER AND CEO 143550 0 0 0 0 0 25839 0 0 0 169389 0 0 0 SANJEEWA LIYANAGE INT'L PROGRAM DIRECTOR 141174 0 0 0 0 0 25411 0 0 0 166585 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A: FOR 2024, THERE WERE NO US BASED EMPLOYEES SO THERE WERE NO FORMS W-2 OR W-3 FILED FOR 2024, BUT THE ORGANIZATION DID HAVE NON-US CITIZENS EMPLOYED IN OTHER COUNTRIES DURING 2024 FOR A TOTAL OF 91 EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES WERE REPORTED BY THE ORGANIZATION ON THE REPORTING FORMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4A: IBJ DOES NOT HAVE AN INTEREST IN, OR SIGNATURE OR OTHER AUTHORITY OVER, ANY FOREIGN BANK OR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REPORTED ON A GLOBAL BASIS, FOREIGN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS HELD BY THE FOREIGN AFFILIATES ARE INCLUDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 INFORMATION IS COMPILED AND PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM. A COMPLETED DRAFT 990 IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW. FOLLOWING A REVIEW BY THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR AND THE ORGANIZATION CEO, ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE AND A FINAL FORM 990 IS SENT BY THE ACCOUNTANT TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR FINAL REVIEW AND NECESSARY SIGNATURES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WE BELIEVE THE POLICY OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST COVERS ANY FINANCIAL INTERESTS BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED OR WORKING WITH THAT CAN IMPACT EITHER SIDE IN MAKING SOUND AND COMPLAINT BUSINESS DECISIONS AND JUDGMENT, PERSONAL RELATIONS AND BUSINESS INTERESTS. IBJ HAS INTEGRATED THESE POTENTIAL AREAS IN RECRUITMENT AND DEPLOYMENT PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT THEY DON'T EXIST OR DETECTED EERILY ENOUGH TO MANAGE. SECOND GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS FULL TRANSPARENCY OF COMPANY AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES AND PRACTICES. LASTLY, IBJ REACTS TO REPORTED ACTUAL OR IMPLIED CASES, WITH SPEED AND OWNERSHIP, WITH FULL DISCLOSURE AND COMMUNICATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: THROUGH A MEDIA PARTNERSHIP WITH ROZANA RADIO, IBJ PRODUCED 36 ARABIC-LANGUAGE LEGAL AWARENESS BROADCASTS, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 1.18 MILLION PEOPLE. ADDITIONALLY, THREE SHORT FILMS WERE RELEASED AMPLIFYING CLIENT STORIES, AND TWO JUSTICE ROUNDTABLES IN AZAZ CONVENED 57 STAKEHOLDERS, GENERATING 18 RECOMMENDATIONS AND SIX REFORM PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND DETAINEE CARE. TUNISIA: THROUGH ITS UN DEMOCRACY FUND-SUPPORTED ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAM IN TUNISIA, IBJ PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 256 VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALSPRIMARILY DETAINEESACROSS TUNIS AND OTHER REGIONS, WHILE ALSO ENHANCING PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL LEGAL CAPACITIES. IN 2024, IBJ TRAINED 115 DEFENSE LAWYERS (58% OF WHOM WERE WOMEN) IN RIGHTS-BASED CRIMINAL DEFENSE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE TUNISIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, AND FTDES. OVER 1,000 PRINTED COPIES OF THE TUNISIA CRIMINAL DEFENCE PRACTICE MANUAL, FIRST OF SUCH DOCUMENTS IN THE COUNTRY, DEVELOPED BY IBJ, WERE DISTRIBUTED, AND THE JUSTICE HUB APP WAS LAUNCHED TO IMPROVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND CALENDARING FOR DEFENSE LAWYERS. PUBLIC AWARENESS EFFORTS INCLUDED A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN PROMOTING 19 KEY LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND RADIO-BASED RIGHTS EDUCATION, REACHING THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS AND STRENGTHENING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF LEGAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNLAWFUL DETENTION. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC CHINA: IN 2024, IBJ CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CHINESE LAWYERS WITH ONLINE TRAINING RESOURCES. OUR CHINA ELEARNING WEBSITE CURRENTLY HOSTS 120 MODULES ON TOPICS RANGING FROM BASIC ADVOCACY SKILLS SUCH AS DEVELOPING A THEORY OF THE CASE, REVIEWING A CASE FILE, AND CROSS-EXAMINATION, TO MORE COMPLEX TOPICS SUCH AS UNDERSTANDING FORENSIC EVIDENCE AND DEFENDING CLIENTS WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. IN 2024, WE CREATED A NEW FOUR-PART SERIES OF ELEARNING MODULES TO FORM A COURSE ON NEGOTIATION SKILLS. THIS COURSE COVERS BASIC NEGOTIATION CONCEPTS SUCH AS HOW TO IDENTIFY THE INTERESTS OF THE OTHER PARTY, HOW TO SEPARATE INTEREST FROM POSITIONS, HOW TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVES TO A NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT, AND HOW TO GENERATE WORKABLE OPTIONS. THEY ALSO TAKE LAWYERS THROUGH HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIOS, SUCH AS NEGOTIATING WITH A KEY BUT RELUCTANT WITNESS WHO CAN TESTIFY TO A CLIENT'S ALIBI, WHILE APPLYING THESE CONCEPTS. THE GOAL IS FOR LAWYERS TO APPLY THESE SKILLS IN NEGOTIATING NOT ONLY WITH WITNESSES, BUT ALSO POLICE, PROSECUTORS, AND DETENTION CENTER OFFICIALS. OUR MODULES WERE VIEWED OVER 13,000 TIMES IN 2024, AND ATTRACTED OVER 2,956 NEW VIEWERS, NOT INCLUDING RETURNING LEARNERS. INDONESIA - LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2024, THE EU-FUNDED *BRIDGING THE JUSTICE GAP* INITIATIVE IN INDONESIA HAS SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW, WHILE BOLSTERING PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE THE SIGNING OF SIX MOUS ENABLING LEGAL AID LAWYERS TO ACCESS DETENTION FACILITIES AND PROVIDE CRITICAL EARLY-STAGE LEGAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, BENEFITING OVER 480 WOMEN. THE PROJECT HAS ALSO REACHED OVER 11,000 PEOPLE THROUGH AN ONLINE RIGHTS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND FOSTERED LEGAL REFORM BY CONVENING 119 STAKEHOLDERS TO GENERATE 45 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, 15 FEMALE DEFENSE LAWYERS ARE IMPLEMENTING REGIONALLY TAILORED PROJECTS UNDER IBJ'S JUSTICE MAKERS COMPETITION. BY PRIORITIZING EARLY ACCESS TO LEGAL COUNSEL AND ENHANCING DEFENDER SKILLS TRAINING, THE INITIATIVE IS REDUCING THE BURDEN ON UNDERFUNDED LEGAL AID SYSTEMS AND SHIFTING ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACHES TOWARD PREVENTION AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE, ENSURING MARGINALIZED WOMEN ARE PROTECTED AND EMPOWERED WITHIN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IN BURUNDI, IBJ HAS STRENGTHENED AND IMPROVED ITS STRATEGIC RELATIONS WITH THOSE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH INSPECTORATE GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL POLICE, THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THE BAR ASSOCIATION, AND BY MAINTAINING ITS COLLABORATION WITH NGOS AND CSOS. THANKS TO THESE RELATIONSHIPS, IBJ BURUNDI HAS BEEN ABLE TO REMAIN ONE OF THE FEW HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS WORKING TO PROTECT THE LEGAL GUARANTEES OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE FROM THE EARLIEST STAGES OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH MENTORING SESSIONS FOR DEFENSE LAWYERS ON CAPACITY-BUILDING ISSUES, CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THE MONITORING OF PLACES OF DETENTION, AND SO ON. IBJ WAS ALSO ABLE TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG THOUSANDS OF ORDINARY CITIZENS VIA A RADIO STATION WITH NATIONWIDE COVERAGE ON THE SPECIAL PROCEDURE OF FLAGRANTE DELICTO, THE PREVENTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES SUCH AS SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND THE SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE GROUNDS FOR LACK OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OR MITIGATION OF SENTENCE. IN RWANDA, IBJ HAS TAKEN THE LEADERSHIP TO CONVENE THE GOVERNMENT, STATE AGENCIES, PROFESSIONAL BODIES AS WELL AS THE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE ITS WORK TO STRENGTHEN HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IN 2024 IBJ CONVENED A NATIONAL EVENT TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILS OF UNITED NATIONS. 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