Sanjeewa oversees IBJ’s international portfolio of programs and is working to develop new initiatives that bring IBJ methodologies defenders to worldwide. Originally from Sri Lanka, Sanjeewa became IBJ’s Program Director in October 2006, after over 12 years of experience in human rights project management in Asia.

Ouk Vandeth is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide. He served as a police official from 1985 to 1994, a period during which it was common practice to obtain confessions from the accused using torture. Ouk subsequently left his police position to study law, and he became one of the first 25 legal aid lawyers in Cambodia. Ouk joined IBJ in 2007 as a Fellow.