Bobuin Jr Valery

Bobuin Jr Valery is an advocacy specialist. His work spans across influencing policy makers at regional, continental and global level to incorporate of transitional justice tools at the expense of overly militaristic/securitised approaches in the global response to  addressing radicalism and violent extremism. He also  looks to build relationships and develop the capacity of states, regional and continental organisations on exploiting the enormous potential of the African Union Transitional Justice Policy not only for conflicts but also as an effective tool for dealing with governance deficits and developmental challenges.

Before joining CSVR, Bobuin was research assistant to the Chair of the UN Working Group on People of African Descent. He also served in various positions at the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA).

Bobuin possesses two Masters Degrees in Law, and is currently awaiting graduation for a PhD in Constitutional Law from the University of the Free State, South Africa. In 2023 he was appointed joint AU/UN Migration Youth Ambassador to Central Africa, participating in high level discussions globally, while pushing an agenda of transitional justice in migration governance. He has managed projects in the Sahel Region, relating to violent extremism in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, engaging with multiple stakeholders including states, regional bodies, civil society and traditional authorities. He has also been involved in advocacy work in Sudan, Cameroon, Somalia, The Gambia, South Sudan, amongst others. On the issues of transitional justice and constitutionalism, Bobuin has amassed a substantial body of written works. Bobuin has research and advocacy interests in the areas of transitional justice, transformative constitutionalism, constitutional democracy, and the rule of law.