Burundi

Human Rights Defender of the Month: Chantal Mutamuriza

31 January 2021

Chantal Mutamuriza does not wait for problems to be solved. When the Burundian woman human rights defender (WHRD) encounters a problem, she will seek a solution there and then. When hundreds of thousands Burundians had to flee from political unrest in 2015, many of them were stranded in refugee camps with little economic opportunity or access to education. In her problem-solving spirit, Chantal felt compelled to act: she quit her job to put her skills and network to use and founded the NGO Light For All.

Burundi: after new UN resolution, the government should resume cooperation

6 October 2020

In the absence of concrete progress on Burundi’s human rights

Burundi: A decisive moment for the future of human rights defenders

18 June 2020

After the sudden passing of President Nkurunziza of Burundi, General

Burundi: Rebuilding the Broken Lives of Refugee Women Including Women Human Rights Defenders

18 March 2020

Joint Statement On 8 March the world celebrated International Women’s

Updates from February 2020!

6 March 2020

February was a hectic month for DefendDefenders with many progressive endeavours. As we continued to monitor the situation for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the East and Horn of Africa sub-region, we particularly followed the progressive, yet fragile, developments in South Sudan.

DefendDefenders’ oral statements at HRC43

26 February 2020

Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC43).

DefendDefenders joins call to renew the mandate of the top UN expert on human rights defenders

25 February 2020

DefendDefenders joins civil society organisations in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders.

Updates from January 2020!

7 February 2020

Dear friends and colleagues, 2020 is an auspicious year for

ACHPR65: Human Rights Situation in Africa (April – October 2019)

24 October 2019

In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human

Ahead of elections, the UN keeps a spotlight on human rights in Burundi

27 September 2019

The UN Human Rights Council (“Council”) has decided to keep a spotlight on Burundi ahead of key elections scheduled for 2020. Today, the Council adopted a resolution that extends the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Burundi for one year and condemns a wide range of human rights violations and abuses, a move which DefendDefenders welcomes.

Human Rights Defender of the Month: Chantal Mutamuriza

Burundi: after new UN resolution, the government should resume cooperation

Burundi: A decisive moment for the future of human rights defenders

Burundi: Rebuilding the Broken Lives of Refugee Women Including Women Human Rights Defenders

DefendDefenders’ oral statements at HRC43

DefendDefenders joins call to renew the mandate of the top UN expert on human rights defenders

ACHPR65: Human Rights Situation in Africa (April – October 2019)

Ahead of elections, the UN keeps a spotlight on human rights in Burundi

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