Germain #Rukuki, already a year in prison
10/07/2018 – Next Friday 13 July 2018 is the sad anniversary of the imprisonment of the Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki, for whom international NGOs, UN Special Procedures, and the European Union call for immediate release. Germain Rukuki is a Burundian human rights defender who was arrested on 13 July 2017 in Bujumbura and […]
Statement calling for the renewal of the Special Rapporteur’s Mandate on Burundi
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 18 August 2022 Burundi: Extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate Excellencies, At the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council, in October 2021, the Council established a special procedure on Burundi. The new Special Rapporteur mandate includes […]
Déclaration demandant le renouvellement du mandat du Rapporteur Spécial de l’ONU sur le Burundi
À l’attention des Représentants permanents des États Membres et Observateurs du Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies (Genève, Suisse) 18 août 2022 Burundi : Il faut renouveler le mandat du Rapporteur spécial Madame, Monsieur le Représentant permanent, En octobre 2021, lors de la 48ème session du Conseil des droits de l’homme de l’ONU, […]
Protection International and Germain Rukuki Finally Come Together, 4 Months after His Judicial Victory
As PI celebrates our friend’s newfound freedom, we wish to express our deepest gratitude to all individuals and organizations who supported us in advocating for the Burundian Human Rights Defender’s release. [Brussels, 22 October 2021] – Four months after Germain Rukuki’s judicial victory, Protection International is glad to meet the Burundian human rights defender and […]
Shocking Decision as Appeal Court Upholds Conviction of Lawyer Tony Germain Nkina
[Burundi] 8 October 2021.- Six international human rights groups – Amnesty International, the Burundi Human Rights Initiative, DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), Human Rights Watch, Protection International Africa, and TRIAL International – condemned the decision of the Court of Appeal of Ngozi on 29 September to uphold the conviction and […]
Germain Rukuki’s Sentence Reduced, a judicial victory for the Burundian HRD
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 that the sentence for Burundian human rights defender (HRD) Germain Rukuki has been reduced from 32 years to 1 year, with a fine of 50,000Fbu. Germain was […]
Burundi: Once again, human rights defender Germain Rukuki’s right to a fair trial is violated
Appeal to the Authorities of Burundi May 21, 2021 – We, the undersigned organizations, express our dismay that the Burundian Appeals Court of Ntahangwa has not yet announced a verdict in the case of human rights defender Mr. Germain Rukuki. According to legal statutes, this verdict was due within 30 days of the appeal hearing, […]
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 Supreme Court rejected the Appeals Court’s decision to uphold his 32-year prison sentence, human rights defender Germain Rukuki today appeared for his second appeal proceedings. The Appeal Court’s ruling is expected to […]
On International HRDs day, 89 Civil Society Organisations Call for the Release of Human Rights Defenders in Detention in Burundi
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, Vice Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, CC: Hon. Commissioner Jamesina Essie L. King, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, […]
[DÉCLARATION] UN MOMENT DÉCISIF POUR L’AVENIR DES DÉFENSEUR·E·S DES DROITS HUMAINS AU BURUNDI
17 juin 2020 Déclaration commune UN MOMENT DÉCISIF POUR L’AVENIR DES DÉFENSEUR·E·S DES DROITS HUMAINS AU BURUNDI Après le décès soudain de M. Nkurunziza, Président du Burundi, Monsieur Évariste Ndayishimiye prêtera serment ce jeudi pour prendre ses fonctions en tant que nouveau Président de la République du Burundi. Alors que cette transition politique se déroule […]