Meet women’s rights advocate Chantal Bilulu from the Congolese human rights organization Héritiers de la Justice.
With support from KAIROS and PSAC Social Justice Fund, Chantal coordinates a legal clinic for survivors of sexual violence in the city of Bukavu, DRC. She has organized several training courses on women’s rights and raised public awareness of Congolese laws and international legal instruments designed to protect women’s and children’s rights, including the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. She has accompanied victims of sexual violence through the justice system and organized trainings for women to become paralegals so that they can more effectively defend their rights. With extensive experience in advocacy and conflict resolution, she has participated in several advocacy efforts to urge Congolese authorities to implement policy changes with respect to human rights.
Born in Bujumbura, Burundi, Chantal holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Lubumbashi. She visited Canada in 2011 as part as the KAIROS Women of Courage tour. She travelled extensively at that time, including to Penelakut First Nation in B.C. and Montreal Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, where she met with other members of the Women of Courage delegations.
Lunch event sponsored by the Public Service Alliance of Canada Social Justice Fund and KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives.
RSVP to Louise Casselman at 613-560-5494 or CasselL@psac-afpc.com