Christian FAZILI MIHIGO
Goma City
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Prosecutor of Public Ministry
The High Council of the Judiciary
06.2023 - Current
- Investigate breaches of laws and regulations;
- Receive complaints and denunciations;
- Represent the State before the judicial courts, and defend the interests of the society to maintain public order;
- Supervise the enforcement of laws, regulations and courts rulings;
- Supervise all judicial police officers, public officers and ministerial officers
Lecturer and Research at the Faculty of Law
University of Goma
01.2017 - Current
- Company Overview: University of Goma, DRC
- Assisting Professors, preparing and delivering lectures, tutorials, workshops and seminars;
- Supervise student’s dissertations;
- Providing support to students and other colleagues;
- Setting and grading assignments, tests, and exams;
- Attending and participating in meetings, conferences, and other events in and outside of the University;
- Conducting research, and writing papers, proposals and journal articles University of Goma, DRC
Lawyer at the Bar of North Kivu
Bar of North-Kivu/Goma
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Assisting, representing, applying for, concluding, and pleading for clients before the Courts
- Advising, consulting, conciliating, drafting documents, assisting and representing clients outside courts;
- Handling client files at the Law office;
- Participating in all Bar activities including training programmes, and sensitisation of communities about their rights and duties;
- Providing free assistance ‘Pro deo’ for disengaged people including children, minority groups, persons with disability
Consultant
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Conduct desk research;
- Participate in the elaboration of data collection tools in line with the existing research protocol;
- Conduct qualitative field research in the applicable country, including a number of semi-structured interviews with state and non-governmental actors to be identified;
- Analyse collected data;
- Produce a ten pages (maximum including the references) country report in line with a template to be provided to them
- Participate and contribute to the Technical Reference Team of experts’ Consultation meeting on the Joint Africa Report in February 2023
- University of Pretoria, South Africa
Consultant
Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (iPeace)
11.2020 - 12.2020
- Produce a compilation of international, regional and bilateral (between DRC and Rwanda) conventions, laws, regulations and administrative acts that govern small-scale cross-border trade between Rwanda and DRC;
- Translate this compilation into Swahili and easy French;
- Inventory all international, regional and bilateral conventions that govern cross-border trade between DRC and Rwanda;
- Inventory the laws, regulations and administrative acts (circulars) that govern cross-border trade in the DRC;
- Produce a compilation of these legal instruments in the form of a code;
- Translate this compilation into Swahili and French adapted to a public with a low level of education;
- Produce a Vade-mecum of the cross-border trader which includes his rights and obligations;
- Produce a document outlining all the advantages (exemptions) granted by the local, provincial or national administration to women small-scale cross-border traders because of their vulnerability for the facilitation and development of their activity;
- Produce a succinct but exhaustive report of the consultancy
Consultant
Counterpart International
03.2018 - 06.2019
- Organising awareness campaigns for young people and marginalised people on civic and electoral education in order to participate massively in the electoral process and in the upcoming elections in the DRC, in optimal conditions of transparency, competitiveness, fairness and equity;
- Organising competitions on democracy, the rule of law and good governance;
- Inform young people and the population about the challenges of decentralisation in the DRC, and the role that young people are called upon to play in local governance
Consultant
Counterpart International
03.2018 - 06.2019
- Organising awareness campaigns for young people and marginalised people on civic and electoral education in order to participate massively in the electoral process and in the upcoming elections in the DRC, in optimal conditions of transparency, competitiveness, fairness and equity;
- Organising competitions on democracy, the rule of law and good governance;
- Inform young people and the population about the challenges of decentralisation in the DRC, and the role that young people are called upon to play in local governance
Education
International Certificate - Leardship in Public Management
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States Of Amera07-2024
International Certificate - Decentralization in Africa
University of Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia09-2023
International Training Program - Sustainable Development and Global Justice
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium04-2022
Master of Laws (LL.M) - Human Rights and Democratization in Africa
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa12-2021
Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) (Hons) - Private and Judiciary Law
University of Goma
Goma, Democratic Republic Of Congo07-2016
State Diploma (Hons) - General Pedagogy
St Joseph High School
Goma, Democratic Republic Of Congo07-2011
Skills
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- In-depth research and analytical skills
- Professionalism and strong work ethic
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
- Written communication skills
- Verbal communication skills
- Leadership
Writing
- Digital technology, the right to education and the issue of inclusivity in South Africa: lessons from COVID-19, Global Campus of Human Rights, 06/08/23, https://gchumanrights.org/gc-preparedness/equality-and-non-discrimination/article-detail/digital
- Critical reflections on principles governing the protection of personal data in the Democratic Republic of Congo, LL.M Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights, 10/01/21, http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82877
- Devolution of inheritance in Congolese and Rwandan law: a comparative study, Journal of the Faculty of Law of the University of Goma, 06/01/20
- Status, challenges and perspectives of the legal framework on digital in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Journal of the Faculty of Law of the University of Goma, 09/01/19
- International Human Rights Law in the digital age in the DRC, Journal of the Faculty of Law of the University of Goma, 01/01/18
- Respect for the right to a fair trial during the pre-judicial phase, Annals of the University of Goma, 12/01/18
Short Courses And Training Programs
- 09/01/23, 3rd African School on Decentralisation, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 08/01/23, Regional Peacebuilding Institute, Kigali, Rwanda
- 03/01/23, Brazzaville International Leadership Youth Forum, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
- 11/01/22, West and Central Africa Advanced Litigation Surgery on Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights, Media Defense
- 11/01/22, United Nations Climate Change Conference of Youth (COY17), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
- 11/01/22, United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
- 08/01/22, Advanced Human Rights Course on Civil Society Law in Africa, International Centre for not Law & Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 06/01/22, Nasser Fellowship training program for International leaders, Cairo, Egypt
- 05/01/22, Regional Convening on promoting access to justice for persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities in Southern Africa, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 04/01/22, Short Online Course on Human Security and Development, Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis-Ababa University
- 12/01/21, Africa Legal Innovation week on Justice in the Digital Age, Africa Law Tech
- 11/01/21, Workshop on digital rights litigation, Media defence, London (UK)
- 09/01/21, Training on sexual and Gender-based violence: conflict-related sexual violence in East Africa (CRSV), African Union
- 08/01/21, Online training for Francophone lawyers on capacity building for collaboration with the African Court and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Court Coalition
- 07/01/21, Masterclass on Digital Inclusion and Infrastructure, Internet Governance and Content Moderation, Africa Law Tech
- 05/01/21, Advanced Human Rights Course on Police Oversight and vulnerable groups in Africa, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
- 05/01/21, Advanced Human Rights Course on Judicial Enforcement of Social Economic Rights in Africa, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 03/01/21, Advanced Human Rights Course on Disability Rights in Africa, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 03/01/21, Advanced Human Rights Course on African Human Rights System in Comparative Perspectives, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 02/01/21, Advanced Human Rights Course on Sexual Minority Rights in Africa, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 08/01/20, Young African Leaders Initiative YALINETWORK trainings, Understanding Human Rights; Understanding Women's and Girls' Rights Strengthening Public Sector Delivery
- 12/01/19, Great Lakes Regional Training Programme on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, iPeace Initiative for Human Rights, Kigali
- 07/01/19, Training on the exploitation of mining resources, environmental protection and social and economic development of the DRC, National Bar Association of the DRC, Goma/DRC
- 03/01/19, Great Lakes Bars’ Lawyers Training on the theme: procedures for creating commercial companies and collecting debts under Congolese, Rwandan and Burundian law, Kigali
- 12/01/18, Training on serious crimes; human rights and serious crimes; individual responsibility for international crimes and forms of accountability, UN human rights mechanisms, United Nations Develop Program (UNDP), Goma/DRC
- 08/01/18, Training on competitiveness and compliance with Lawyers’ professional rules, African Federation of Young Lawyers Associations and Unions, Bujumbura
- 05/01/18, International Conference on Quality Education for Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Goma/DRC
- 01/01/16, Training on conflict sensitivity; facilitation, coaching and advocacy techniques; Conflict management and transformation, Congo Peace Network, Goma/DRC
- 08/01/15, Intensive courses on Human Rights and International Criminal Law, Club des Amis du Droit du Congo & University of Goma, DRC
Awards And Honours
- 06/01/22, Congolese Youth Ambassador of the Nasser Youth Movement
- 08/01/20, The 2020 Hope Prize of COEXI INTERNATIONAL for the commendable work and leadership within Congolese civil society
- 07/01/16, Best student graduated with distinction of the Faculty of Law, University of Goma
- 10/01/14, Best debater at the eloquence competition of the Universities and Higher Institutes of Goma
Associations
- Lawyer member of the Coalition for an Effective African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- Lawyer member of the Great Lakes Bar Association
- Member of the Young Lawyer Association for Integral Leadership
- Ambassador of the Nasser Fellowship for International leadership in DRC
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/01/94
- Nationality: Congolese
- Marital Status: Single
Computer Literacy
Good word processing skills (creation and editing of documents), Medium: creation and maintenance of spreadsheets, Good: creation of presentations and use of graphics
Hobbies and Interests
- Travelling
- Reading
- Sports
- Photography
- Social media
Affiliations
- - Lawyer member of the Coalition for an Effective African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- - Ambassador of the Nasser Fellowship for International leadership in DRC
referees
Name : Prof Frans Viljeon
Position: Member of the Human Rights Committee; former Director of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Professor of International Human Rights Law, Editor–in–chief of the African Human Rights Law Journal; Convening editor of the African Human Rights Yearbook; Editor of Global Campus Human Rights Journal
Email : frans.viljoen@up.ac.za
Tel +27 (0) 12 420 3228
Name : Matilda Lasseko-Phooko
Position: Programme Manager: Women Rights Unit, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Email: : matilda.lasseko-phooko@up.ac.za
Tel +27 (0) 124204306
Name : Tresor Makunya Muhindo
Position: My co-supervisor, associate professor at the University of Goma, and coordinator of the publications unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria.
Email: tresor.makunya@up.ac.za
Tel +27 (0) 643812269
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Swahili
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Deputy Prosecutor of Public Ministry
The High Council of the Judiciary
06.2023 - Current
Consultant
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
07.2022 - 12.2022
Consultant
Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (iPeace)
11.2020 - 12.2020
Consultant
Counterpart International
03.2018 - 06.2019
Consultant
Counterpart International
03.2018 - 06.2019
Lawyer at the Bar of North Kivu
Bar of North-Kivu/Goma
01.2018 - 01.2023
Lecturer and Research at the Faculty of Law
University of Goma
01.2017 - Current
International Certificate - Leardship in Public Management
Bridgewater State University
International Certificate - Decentralization in Africa
University of Addis Ababa
International Training Program - Sustainable Development and Global Justice
University of Antwerp
Master of Laws (LL.M) - Human Rights and Democratization in Africa
University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) (Hons) - Private and Judiciary Law
University of Goma
State Diploma (Hons) - General Pedagogy
St Joseph High School
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