IBJ concludes a three-day major event in Bururi province
From 23 to 25 February, IBJ staff went to Rumonge, a city in the south of the country, to conduct two activities. For the first time indeed, both a street law campaign and a...
Cibitoke roundtable discussions bring lawyers, magistrates and prison officials together on a path of reforming the juvenile justice system in Burundi
On 9th December 2009, IBJ co-organised a fifth roundtable with APRODH in the province of Cibitoke. The aim was to gather members of the Burundi judicial system- whether lawyers, prison officials, police officers, prosecutors...
Curious Burundian soldiers join civilian rural populations to gain awareness of their legal rights in Kabezi
On 26th and 27th January, IBJ Burundi organised a street law campaign in Kabezi, a commune located in the province of Bujumbura rural, 20 kilometres southwards of the capital. This campaign was already well-rehearsed,...
IBJ Burundi celebrates Human Rights Day with rural populations in Cibitoke
Each 10th December, the international community celebrates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. International Bridges to Justice Burundi took part to this very special day, organizing a legal rights awareness campaign...
Accomplished President of the Burundi Bar Association joins IBJ’s Burundi Country Advisory Council
IBJ is extremely delighted to announce that the Bâtonnier Isidore Rufyikiri has just joined its Burundi Country Advosiry Council. A dedicated lawyer for over 9 years, Isidore has defended hundreds of accused persons –...
Burundi and Rwanda Fellows lay the foundations for collaboration in the East Africa region during the 14th East Africa Law Society Annual General Meeting
On November 27th and 28th, IBJ Burundi Fellow – Astère Muyango – and IBJ Rwanda Fellow – John Bosco Bugingo – attended the 14th East Africa Law Society (EALS) Annual General Meeting in Kigali....
28 detainees released as a result of coordinated efforts of Burundian lawyers, magistrates and prison officials
The roundtable discussion held in Gitega on October 15th on the issue of pre-trial detention concluded with great promises. The hope was to achieve a similar result as the one obtained following the roundtable...
Commemorations of the 61th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in IBJ’s country programs
The 10th of December is a day of remembrance, remembrance of the victims of human rights abuses. It is also a day to pay tribute to those who have stand up for their rights....
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...
IBJ Gitega Roundtable featured on National Burundian Radio “Isanganiro”
Following up on the resounding success of Bubanza roundtable in late July 2009, a new roundtable discussion on the theme of pre-trial detention has been conducted, last week, at Gitega, the country’s second largest...