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Home > Posts tagged Astère Muyango

IBJ fostering understanding of the legal guarantees of the accused

On the 26th of October, a number of key criminal justice stakeholders such as lawyers, judges and police officers participated in an IBJ roundtable arranged in Ruyigi, in the east of Burundi. Representatives of...

Read more 18 November, 2011 at 5:23 pm malsing

IBJ bridging the gap between the law and reality for minors accused of crime in Burundi

The civil war which occurred in Burundi in 1993 left a negative impact on different aspects of the social sector, including the judiciary. Minors accused of crime have been particularly affected by this. Even though...

Read more 24 October, 2011 at 9:31 pm amuyango

IBJ’s Glossary Creates Sensation at EALS Conference

On November 19th and 20th, IBJ Rwanda Fellow John Bosco Bugingo, IBJ Burundi Fellow Astère Muyango and one of IBJ Burundi’s Legal Fellows, Janvier Ncamatwi, attended the East Africa Law Society (EALS) Annual General Meeting and...

Read more 17 December, 2010 at 10:34 am hstreng

Roundtable in Rutana Prepares Burundi for New Criminal Procedure Code

On October 20th, judges, prosecutors, prison officials, police officers, members of the National Assembly and the Senate from Rutana province and lawyers and civil society representatives from Bujumbura came together to discuss the innovations...

Read more 30 November, 2010 at 12:25 pm hstreng

New Project Encourages Regional Integration in East Africa

In light of the growing East Africa integration, International Bridges to Justice has embarked on a new project which aims at institutionalizing best defender practices among East African lawyers. IBJ is teaming up with...

Read more 3 November, 2010 at 4:27 pm hstreng

Trainings and Awareness-Raising Activities Echo Anti-Torture Day in Burundi

As last Saturday Burundi was, like the rest of the world, paying a tribute to the victims of torture worldwide, IBJ is embarking on a series of activities whose objective is to systematically promote...

Read more 28 June, 2010 at 5:00 pm fcachat

Historical mass release of detainees in Burundi

Great news for Burundian detainees: on the 24th of March, the President, Pierre Nkurunziza, circulated a decree which stipulates the immediate release of hundreds of prisoners. The decree targets several categories of detainees, among...

Read more 28 April, 2010 at 12:20 pm amuyango

Sparking coordinated answers to pre-trial detention and educating citizens about their legal rights in Gitega

From October 14th to 16th IBJ left Bujumbura to head to Gitega, Burundi second largest city, to pursue its roundtable program and rights awareness campaigns. We already did the two hours drive in July...

Read more 28 October, 2009 at 5:07 pm jbouzard

Shifting public officials’ mindset in Burundi

On July 23rd 2009, just about three weeks after the training and two roundtable discussions involving key stakeholders of the criminal justice system, the Minister of Justice, Jean Bosco Ndikumana, issued a circular at...

Read more 23 September, 2009 at 9:50 am fcachat

Les médias au Burundi: un levier pour accompagner les réformes du système de justice pénale?

IBJ n’est installé que depuis récemment au Burundi. Le pays ne disposant que d’une très faible couverture internet, ils ne sont au début qu’une poignée de courageux défenseurs des Droits de l’Homme à prendre...

Read more 18 September, 2009 at 4:21 pm jbouzard
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