Burundi

EHAHRDP condamne fermement l’assassinat du fils de Pierre Claver Mbonimpa et la montée de la violence au Burundi

6 November 2015

Le Projet des défenseurs des droits de l’homme de la Corne et l’Est de l’Afrique condamne fermement l’assassinat de Welly Fleury Nzitonda, le fils de l’éminent défenseur des droits de l’homme Pierre Claver Mbonimpa. Il a été arrêté ce matin alors qu’il se trouvait dans le quartier de Mutakura, un des quartiers dits « contestataires » de la capitale. Il aurait été battu, et son corps sans vie a été retrouvé plusieurs heures plus tard non loin de là où il a été arrêté.

EHAHRDP strongly condemns assassination of Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa’s son and escalating violence in Burundi

6 November 2015

The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project strongly condemns the assassination of Welly Fleury Nzitonda, the son of renowned human rights defender Pierre Claver Mbonimpa. He was arrested this morning as he was travelling to Mutakura, one of the “contested” neighbourhoods of Bujumbura. He was reportedly beaten, and his dead body was found several hours later not far from the location of the arrest.

Video: A History of Supporting Human Rights Defenders in Africa

15 October 2015

https://vimeo.com/142100987As the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders

Un nouveau rapport d’EHAHRDP détaille d’inquiétantes restrictions de l’espace de la société civile et des medias pendant les périodes électorales au Soudan, en Éthiopie, au Burundi et en Ouganda.

30 September 2015

Les défenseurs des droits de l’homme doivent travailler dans un

Joint Letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of UN Human Rights Council on Burundi

3 September 2015

In a joint letter, EHAHRDP, FIDH, CIVICUS and HRW urge

BURUNDI: Prominent Human Rights Defender Injured in Brutal Attack

4 August 2015

The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project

BURUNDI: Un éminent défenseur des droits de l’homme blessé dans une attaque brutale

4 August 2015

(KAMPALA) East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project

ACHPR56: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (April 2014 – April 2015)

23 April 2015

The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network

Burundi: Human Rights Defenders Under Government Attack

17 February 2015

Burundi is at a turning point in its short history as a democratic country. The country’s forthcoming third democratic elections since the end of its long civil war, scheduled for May 2015, are of critical importance to its peaceful development, and are a source of growing concern to many national and international stakeholders.

2015: Burundi at a turning point

2 February 2015

DefendDefenders details extensively how the relationship between civil society and Burundian state authorities dramatically deteriorated ahead of the April 2015 Presidential elections.