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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

Coming Together to Promote Access to Justice in Burundi

Drawing 45 Burundian lawyers, IBJ’s four-day training event in Bujumbura, Burundi, opened on July 12th with a speech by the Batonnier de l’Ordre des Avocats du Burundi, or the Burundia Bar Association. The first...

Read more 2 August, 2011 at 11:03 am Sanket

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

IBJ Burundi Involves Entire Justice Sector in Criminal Defense Training

For the week of July 5th, over 65 members of Burundi’s justice sector community gathered in Bujumbura to receive training in legal techniques. The training was conducted by IBJ Burundi Program in partnership with...

Read more 20 July, 2010 at 12:09 pm ppratt

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

Because vulnerable detainees are our primary concern

In addition to street law campaigns, IBJ Burundi, in partnership with APRODH, has begun running legal rights campaigns in Burundian prisons. In Bubanza prison, on 29 March 2010, IBJ Intern Celesta Duivenvoorde explaining women...

Read more 10 May, 2010 at 10:52 am carnaud

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

IBJ conducts an awareness campaign in the disadvantaged neighborhoods of Bujumbura

Like every month, IBJ Burundi, in cooperation with our precious partner APRODH conducted on the 30th of March an awareness raising campaign to educate people about their legal rights. This month, the IBJ staff...

Read more 9 April, 2010 at 3:50 pm carnaud
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