{"id":8814,"date":"2024-06-03T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/?p=8814"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:19:09","slug":"legal-clinics-provide-access-to-essential-information-and-assistance-in-burundi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/news\/legal-clinics-provide-access-to-essential-information-and-assistance-in-burundi\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Clinics Provide Access to Essential Information and Assistance in Burundi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Many Burundians have little to no access to legal support and often lack crucial information about their rights. Cordaid supports legal clinics in Ruyigi province, assists communities by improving access to justice services and organises legal caravans to reach people in isolated areas and remote villages.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766188309_56ab0d2abb_o2-1024x299.jpg\" alt=\"A psychosocial worker in a legal clinic in Ruyigi.\" class=\"wp-image-8079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766188309_56ab0d2abb_o2-1024x299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766188309_56ab0d2abb_o2-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766188309_56ab0d2abb_o2-768x224.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766188309_56ab0d2abb_o2-1536x449.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766188309_56ab0d2abb_o2-2048x598.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766188309_56ab0d2abb_o2-151x44.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A psychosocial worker in a legal clinic in Ruyigi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Thanks to the clinic, my family is still standing&#8217;, says Claudette Ngendakazi. 45-year-old Claudette&#8217;s husband suffers from alcoholism and plunged his family into a debt crisis. Pressured by his creditors, he gave away part of the family property without Claudette&#8217;s consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Article 126<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ruyigi team organised a so-called &#8216;legal caravan&#8217; in Claudette&#8217;s village. The theme of the day was &#8216;household management and the role of women, taking reference to Article 126&#8217;, which states that &#8216;<em>no spouse may acquire for valuable consideration ownership or any other real right over real estate or holdings belonging to the conjugal community without the consent of the other<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"A client at the legal clinic in Ruyigi, Burundi.\" class=\"wp-image-8074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-546x363.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-373x248.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Burundi-Access-to-Justice-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Claudette Ngendakazi (left), a client at the legal clinic in Ruyigi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Claudette: &#8216;There I learned I had a role in managing our property. Before, I believed that only the husband had the right to decide over the household.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to project leader Digne Ntakiyiruta, reaching out to the Burundian population and informing them about their rights was long overdue. &#8216;There was no information system in place&#8217;, she says. &#8216;Many people cannot read or write, and those who can still run into problems because the formal documents are written in French. People who approach us have various issues, but most are about legal procedures. The clinic\u2019s lawyers support and accompany them in drafting legal documents.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Watch this video about Cordaid&#8217;s Access to Justice programme in Burundi:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<div class=\"oembed-component\" data-module=\"oembed\" data-source=\"consent_embed_youtube\" data-type=\"video\" data-cookiebot=\"1\">\n\t<div class=\"oembed-component__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"oembed-placeholder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oembed-placeholder__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This content is available after accepting the cookies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<button class=\"btn\n\tbtn--primary js-consent-button\"        type=\"video\"  >\n\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\tChange cookie-settings\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<template>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oembed-video\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oembed-video__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ulBysw3NhZE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t<div class=\"oembed-video__content\">\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Legal clinics provide access to essential information and assistance in Burundi | Cordaid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ulBysw3NhZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"oembed-video__play\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay video\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/template>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A pool of lawyers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ntakiyiruta explains that the programme also supports the population through collaborations with bar associations. &#8216;They are partners in the project implementation and have identified a pool of lawyers who will assist people who otherwise couldn&#8217;t afford a lawyer.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-546x363.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-373x248.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53765862201_061ea4a93e_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Project leader Digne Ntakiyiruta (right) and Sp\u00e8s Niyokwizera, a client at the legal clinic in Ruyigi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ntakiyiruta believes the programme provides crucial assistance now but will yield long-term results. &#8216;The legal clinics work with the local administration to sustain the project\u2019s achievements. The clinics are installed on municipal premises. At the end of the project period, we are sure the municipalities and local actors will continue the activities.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Case closed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the legal clinic in Ruyigi, Claudette received advice on a procedure that enabled her to recover her property. The team has referred her to a council that solves conflicts within the community. They also advised her on how to present her complaints. With success, the council ruled in Claudette&#8217;s favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Judges and lawyers in a court in Burundi.\" class=\"wp-image-8076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-546x363.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-373x248.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53766186999_91a2d927d8_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A criminal trial at the Ruyigi court. Cordaid&#8217;s justice programme provides legal assistance to people who cannot afford a lawyer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, her victory was only complete after her husband attended an awareness-raising session at the legal clinic. &#8216;At the session, he also learned about article 126. That&#8217;s when our life as a couple got back on track. Without the clinic, I don&#8217;t see how we could have gotten ourselves out of this situation.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Union funds this project through the Embassy of the Netherlands in Burundi.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cordaid\/albums\/72177720317550377\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tMore photos and stories about this project\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Photography: Mickael Franci\/Cordaid<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Burundians have little to no access to legal support and often lack crucial information about their rights. 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