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“Giving legal aid is like giving hope”
Kampala, 27 February 2014 – Promoting free legal aid is paramount in supporting access to justice for people living in vulnerable situations. Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF), in partnership with the...
View ArticleHow to protect human rights defenders?
Brussels, 28 May 2014 – Dominique Kamuandu, the Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) International Justice Programme Coordinator in Congo, recently spoke at a forum devoted to supporting and protecting Human...
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Armed groups threaten human rights defenders
Uvira (East of the Democratic Republic of Congo), 1st of July 2014 – In a region where armed groups continue to commit grave human rights violations, defending human rights of former child soldiers is...
View ArticlePierre-Claver Mbonimpa’s trial must be fair
Bujumbura, 3 July 2014 – On the day before Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa’s trial, Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) is calling on the courts of Burundi to operate in strict compliance with laws and with full...
View ArticleThe Manirumva case must move forward
Bujumbura (Burundi), 10 September 2014 – Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) calls on the Burundian justice system to put an end to the many irregularities which have been blocking progress for over a year...
View ArticleEmergency in DR Congo: protect human rights defenders
Kinshasa, DR Congo, 18 November 2014 – Supported by Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF), the Congolese civil society is reiterating the urgent need to continue efforts, in collaboration with national...
View Article“The man who mends women”
Brussels – On Thursday April 30th, a ‘Justice and impunity’ evening will take place in Brussels. The public will have the opportunity to watch the film “L’homme qui répare les femmes” (“the man who...
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ASF instrumental in launching a fund for the protection of Human Rights...
Kampala, 12 June 2015 – The African Great Lakes Human Rights Defenders Protection Fund (the Fund) is finally official! This innovative financial mechanism, the first of its kind in the region, was...
View ArticleASF concerned about attacks on the right of defence in Burundi
Bujumbura, 5 September 2015 – Everyone has the right to defend themselves against accusations made against them. In Burundi, in the current context of intense repression of political protest, the...
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Disappointing appeal verdict in the Chebeya case
Kinshasa, 18 September 2015 – The Military High Court yesterday delivered its final verdict in the Chebeya case. This appeal verdict acquits four of the five defendants and significantly reduces the...
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