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- EIN 47-1057411
- (202) 738-4425
- 1320 19th St Nw Ste 600 Washington DC 20036-1633 USA
- www.forjusticewithoutborders.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: International, International Migration & Refugee Issues
Mission: Jwb provides direct logistic and legal support to ongoing cases, as well as original strategic research for front-line practitioners. We catalogue the lessons learned from cross-border cases to improve client services and to support legal and policy advocacy aimed at advancing migrants fundamental rights.
Programs: In 2016, we expanded our reach across indonesia, singapore and hong kong, adding new levels to the transnational infrastructures of networks, knowledge and know-how needed to enable workers to pursue their claims against their abusers, even after returning home. Accomplishments include: - in hong kong, launched case referral program: 30+ case consultations conducted, translated hong kong practitioners manual to bahasa indonesia. - in singapore, test litigation ended in multiple successful settlements. Hosted cpd workshop for lawyers. First major training of front-line caseworkers for partner ngos. - in indonesia, partner organizations began referring cases: first test cases to begin from abroad. - conducted major training on cross-border litigation in malaysia, included indonesia partners.