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KETTY NIVYABANDI from Burundi is a poet and Activist, whose protest against her Government has earned her exile to Canada. But even in exile, she continues to be a voice for peace and rule of law in her country –Burundi–and regularly speaks on human rights, refugee issues, and the intimate effects of conflict on women’s lives globally. Burundi as a country has been in several conflicts over the last 4o years and with it a lot of Human Right violations recorded and continues. Ketty became an activist so that women’s voices can be heard because women are the first and usual casualties of conflicts. She is a founding member of Women and Girls Movement for Peace and Security, a movement by advocating for women’s representation at the peace negotiation table and by researching cases of sexual violence and human trafficking perpetrated by state actors in the Burundian Government. Ketty’s brief describtion of her activism says ‘’ My poetry has always been infused by what is happening in my community. It’s powerful, not only to send a message but also to depict what is difficult to capture otherwise, especially in situations of injustice and oppression.’’