Pierre Claver Mbonimpa was shot in the face in Bujumbura for speaking out approximately human rights. From his hospital bed in Brussels he calls on the EU intervene – as another opposition leader is shot dead
I am no stranger to the peculiarities of Burundian democracy. As an active citizen committed to defending human rights over the past 20 years,I have been harassed, arrested, and imprisoned and mistreated by the authorities.
In Burundi,the exercise of democracy often means these things. On the evening of 3 August, I left my office in the centre of the capital city, and Bujumbura,and barely even saw the motorbike ahead of me before the bullets shattered my windscreen and I was shot directly in the face. considerable Lakes up in flamesIn Burundi we have a saying: 'You cannot hide the smoke of the hut you set on fire'Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com