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 […]
Protection International strongly condemns the wrongful conviction to 32 years in prison for human rights defender Germain Rukuki in Burundi
Statement – Protection International strongly condemns the wrongful conviction to 32 years in prison for human rights defender Germain Rukuki in Burundi Brussels, 26 April 2018 – Today, Germain Rukuki, a Burundian human rights defender, was sentenced to 32 years in prison by the Ntahangwa High Court in Burundi for charges of “rebellion”, “breach of […]
Statement: Protection International condemns the postponement of Germain Rukuki’s second hearing
Germain Rukuki, a 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 postponed for the third time and re-scheduled for next Tuesday 3 April. In the meantime, Germain remains in detention. Protection International […]
Statement: Protection International demands the release of Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki
This Tuesday 13/02, human rights defender Germain Rukuki will appear before the Ntahangwa High Court, Burundi, to face the spurious charges of “rebellion and undermining of State security”. Protection International expresses its support to Germain Rukuki against this unlawful criminalization. Germain Rukuki was arrested exactly 7 months ago, on 13th July 2017. As a human […]
FREE GERMAIN RUKUKI ! -Solidarity call with Germain Rukuki #rukuki
Protection International is taking part actively in the solidarity campaign with HRD Germain Rukuki, unlawfully arrested on 13th July 2017. Help us spread the word and tweet in all languages, to as many people as you can! Germain #Rukuki, we are with you! Human Rights Defender Germain Rukuki was arrested on 13th July 2017 for […]
Press release | DR Congo: EurAc and Protection International urge EU leaders to take action for a democratic process
DR Congo: EurAc and Protection International urge EU leaders to exert pressure on individuals and entities blocking the democratic process, and assisting others to organise credible elections. Read the full press release here below or open it here. Brussels, 6 December 2017 – As EU Member States are due to discuss the situation […]
Criminalisation of rural-based human rights defenders in Kenya | Criminalisation Series #1
Protection International (PI) launches the second edition of a new publication series on criminalisation, Criminalisation of rural-based human rights defenders in Kenya – Impact and counterstrategies, which analyses the criminalization of human rights defenders in Kenya in its multiple forms, the impact and the counterstrategies used by HRDs to fight and prevent criminalization. In recent […]
PI co-signs press statement on the attack and shooting of Tundu Antiphas Lissu, HRD
Protection International, Defenddefenders, and the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Kenya co-signed a press statement on the attack and shooting of Tundu Antiphas Lissu Human rights defender, MP, and President of Tanganyika Law Society (TLS). We the undersigned, representing East African human rights organizations, condemn the attempted assassination of Tundu Antipas Lissu, human rights […]
UN experts call for release of Burundi human rights defender Germain Rukuki
In a public statement of 25 August, a group of UN experts called for the release of Germain Rukuki, a human rights defender from Burundi who has been detained since 13 July 2017. According to the experts, the decision to maintain M. Rukuki in detention without concrete indications of guilt seems arbitrary and conflicts with the country’s criminal […]
Statement: Protection International insists on the immediate release of Germain Rukuki
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 imprisonment in an SNR facility, he was transferred to the prison in Ngozi on 26 July. The first hearing took place on 1 August in Nogzi […]