Africa
Voices that cannot be silenced: Pierre Claver Mbonimpa speaks out on Burundi
Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, a leading Burundian human rights defender, speaks about surviving an assassination attempt and the dangers facing activists
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Hassan Shire Sheikh, Coordinator of EHAHRDP
Hassan Shire Sheikh, Human Rights Defender from Somalia, is the Coordinator of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP)
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Joint statement - Addressed to the member states of the African Union and to international human rights organisations in Africa 24 March 2020 While, in the past 10 days, Europe has become the new...
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Brussels, 9th March 2020 — Today the joint communication ‘Towards a Comprehensive Strategy with Africa’ has been released by the European Commission (EC) and the European External Action Service (...
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Wakonyo Waruhiu, KNCHR Commissioner while delivering her Keynote speech. Protection International officially launched a new Regional Hub for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. The first of four to be...
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Oral statement by FIACAT co-sponsored by AEDH, CCPR Centre, EurAc, Protection International and OMCT Item 4 - Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi 42nd session of the Human...
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Brussels, 26 April 2019 Today marks one year since Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki was unlawfully sentenced to 32 years in prison in Burundi. On this sad occasion, Protection...
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20/12/2018, Brussels – Protection International (PI) is taking part in the solidarity initiative with human rights defender Germain Rukuki, convicted to 32 years in prison and now awaiting the...
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Germain Rukuki, human rights defender in Burundi, was expected to appear before the Ntahangwa High Court today 27 March 2018 for the second hearing of his trial. However, the date has now been...
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In a public statement of 25 August, a group of UN experts called for the release of Germain Rukuki, human rights defender from Burundi who has been detained since 13 July 2017. According to the...
Africa
Germain Rukuki, a human rights defender in Burundi, was arrested by the Service National du Renseignement (SNR, the National Intelligence Service) in Burundi on 13 July 2017. After 14 days of...
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The human rights record of Zimbabwe is a tainted one. Despite challenges, Zimbabwe has a dedicated human rights community, Irene Petras tells us. Irene is the Executive Director of Zimbabwe Lawyers...
