Update: Human Rights Defender Held in Pre-Trial Detention

Burundian human rights defender Nestor Nibitanga has spent more than five months in pre-trial detention. He was arrested on 21 November 2017. Amnesty International believes the charges against him of “threatening state security” and “rebellion” are in relation to his human rights work.

Burundian human rights defender Nestor Nibitanga has spent more than five months in pre-trial detention. He was arrested on 21 November 2017. Amnesty International believes the charges against him of “threatening state security” and “rebellion” are in relation to his human rights work. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:

• Calling on the authorities to drop all charges and immediately and unconditionally release Nestor Nibitanga;
• Calling on them to ensure that he has access to his family and a lawyer of his choice, pending his release;
• Urging them to ensure that he is protected from torture or other ill-treatment while in detention;
• Urging them to stop the intimidation and harrassment of human rights defenders.

Contact these two officials by 11 June, 2018:  

Minister of Justice Aimée Laurentine Kanyana Ministry of Justice BP 1305 Bujumbura, Burundi Twitter: @AimeeLaurentine Salutation: Dear Minister

Chargé d’Affaires, Benjamin Manirakiza Embassy of the Republic of Burundi 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 408 Washington, DC 20007 Phone: 1 202 342 2574 I Fax: 1 202 342 2578 Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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