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
Africa
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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PRESS RELEASE Germain Rukuki’s Sentence Reduced A judicial victory for the Burundian HRD [Nairobi/Brussels, 22 June 2021] – After a series of drawn-out court proceedings, the Appeal Court has ruled...
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Appeal to the Authorities of Burundi May 21, 2021 - We, the undersigned organisations, express our dismay that the Burundian Appeals Court of Ntahangwa has not yet announced a verdict in the case...
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Germain Rukuki’s Second Appeal Proceedings Begin Burundian Human Rights Defender given a second chance at receiving a fair trial [Brussels/Nairobi] 24 March 2021 – Eight months after the Burundian...
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Download the Open Letter here. Open letter 09 December 2020 To the attention of: Hon. Solomon Ayele Dersso, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu...
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17 June 2020 Joint statement A DECISIVE MOMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN BURUNDI After the sudden passing of President Nkurunziza of Burundi, this coming Thursday General...
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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...
