IBJ is delighted to announce that Herman Ndayishimiye, a defense attorney with over fifteen years of practical legal experience, has just been recruited as IBJ Burundi Legal Fellow. Herman first started his legal career...
In addition to an extremely successful training event held in Burundi in late June and early July, IBJ has also made efforts to increase the governance of its local program. Recognizing the limitations that...
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...
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...
During the last week of July, IBJ organized a roundtable in the town of Bubanza, roughly 45 minutes drive from Bujumbura. The choice of Bubanza as the venue for this activity was not neutral...
Problem solving happens in a number of different ways; a good theoretical understanding of the situation is necessary, but often, a targeted action is needed. That’s the conclusion lawyers, magistrates, police officers and prison...
This July, members of all sectors of Burundi’s criminal justice system will get the chance to have an open discussion about the problem of pre-trial detention. Professionals with experience in all spheres (6 lawyers,...
In addition to its 2009 Burundi training session, on Monday June 29th 2009 IBJ organized two roundtable sessions continue the lively discussions which were taking place. Participants were invited to stay on after the...
June 22nd to 28th was World AntiTorture Day and in Burundi as elsewhere a number of activities were planned to protest against its use. Only recently active in the country, IBJ dedicated itself to...
In the spring of last year, 3000 advisement of rights posters hit the floor. Printed the year before, the posters sought to highlight the rights of accused persons should they find themselves in police...
