Clotilde Niragira

Clotilde Niragira is a Burundian politician and lawyer. She has served as head of three separate ministries in Pierre Nkurunziza's government and is now Secretary-General of Burundi's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Clotilde Niragira
Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Government Seals
In office
2005–2007
PresidentPierre Nkurunziza
Minister of Civil Service, Labour and Social Security
In office
2007–2009
PresidentPierre Nkurunziza
Head of Civil Cabinet/President's Deputy Chief of Staff
In office
2009–2011
PresidentPierre Nkurunziza
Minister of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender
In office
2011–2015/2016
PresidentPierre Nkurunziza
Secretary-General of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Assumed office
2015/2016
PresidentPierre Nkurunziza
Personal details
NationalityBurundi

Early career

Clotilde Niragira was a lawyer before entering politics and in 2005 was appointed Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Government Seals in the country's Council of Ministers by President Pierre Nkurunziza. In 2006 Niragira authorised the release of 3,300 prisoners.[1] She was appointed Minister of Civil Service, Labour and Social Security by Nkurunziza in a cabinet reshuffle on 14 November 2007.[2][3] Niragira was almost immediately faced with a strike by civil servants demanding a 34% pay rise.[4] In 2009 she was appointed Head of the Civil Cabinet and was later Nkurunziza's Deputy Chief of Staff.[5][6]

Minister of National Solidarity

Niragira was appointed Minister of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender by Nkurunziza on 7 November 2011.[7] She instigated the creation of a national care centre for victims of sexual violence in 2010.[8] In October 2014, acting in her ministerial capacity, Niragira assisted those in Muramvya Province where torrential rain and hailstorms had destroyed 56 homes and damaged crops.[9] She attended the 47th session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development in April 2014. Whilst there she announced the aims of the Burundi 2025 initiative for sustainable development which seeks to reduce the rate of poverty from 67% to 33%, increase economic growth and reduce population growth from 2.4% to 2% per year.[8]

At the 58th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Niragira committed to end violence against women in Burundi in accordance with the Kampala Declaration on Violence against Women and Girls. She announced that the country had adopted a national strategy to combat such acts including through the adoption of harsher sentences on trafficking, exploiting and prostituting women.[10] Niragira returned to the commission for the 58th session where she revealed that Burundi had achieved equal numbers of boys and girls in primary education and the implementation of a quota system to encourage the employment of women in public services. She also restated Burundi's commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Niragira stated that her aims were to reduce the disparity in provision of post-primary education, empower women economically and reduce sexual violence.[11]

Niragira remained National Solidarity Minister until at least 2015.[12]

Secretary-General of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Niragira was later appointed Secretary-General of the Burundian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, whose aim is to investigate the Burundian genocides; she appointed an international advisory council in March 2016, which allowed the work of the commission to begin.[13] The commission has implemented a programme to identify and exhume mass graves, identify victims and perpetrators where possible and rebury bodies with appropriate funerals. The first mass grave was excavated in June 2017; a further 2,500 are estimated to exist in the country. Niragira has promised to implement a system of compensation for the victims and their families.[14]

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References
  1. Ambos, Kai; Large, Judith; Wierda, Marieke (2008). Building a Future on Peace and Justice: Studies on Transitional Justice, Peace and Development The Nuremberg Declaration on Peace and Justice. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 412. ISBN 9783540857549.
  2. "Burundi: Cabinet Reshuffle". Burundi Réalités (Bujumbura). 15 November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. Turner, Barry (2008). The Statesman's Yearbook 2009: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 245. ISBN 9781349740277.
  4. "REFILE-Burundi civil servants strike for pay raise". Reuters. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. "The Commissioners". Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Burundi). Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. Mehler, Andreas; Melber, Henning; Walraven, Klaas van (2012). Africa Yearbook Volume 8: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2011. BRILL. p. 296. ISBN 9789004241787.
  7. "Burundi: La composition du nouveau gouvernement". Burundi Africa Generation News. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  8. "Commission de la population et du développement: l'expérience des pays dans la mise en œuvre du Programme d'action de la Conférence du Caire | Couverture des réunions & communiqués de presse" (in French). United Nations. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  9. "Burundi: Des pluies avec grêlons détruises 56 maisons et des champs à Muramvya". Burundi Africa Generation News. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  10. "Des obstacles importants entravent les efforts de prévention de la violence à l'encontre des femmes et des filles en Afrique, soulignent de nombreux ministres – Couverture des réunions & communiqués de presse". www.un.org (in French). Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  11. "Commission de la condition de la femme: les délégations soulignent l'amélioration de la participation des femmes à la vie publique et politique grâce aux quotas | Couverture des réunions & communiqués de presse" (in French). United Nations. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  12. Turner, B. (2016). The Statesman's Yearbook 2015: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 252. ISBN 9781349672783.
  13. "Burundi: 5 non burundais seront dans le Conseil Consultatif de la CVR". Burundi Africa Generation News. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  14. "Polemic exhumations". IWACU English News. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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