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21/09/2021

Dear sweet people,
20th of May 2021, a beloved friend Noëmi Ral, lost her battle against Covid-19. This magnificent young woman inspired so many people with her passion and determination. It was a real privilege just to have known her. She constantly reached out to help others. For her, nothing seemed impossible. On 17th of October, I will run the Bruges Marathon and I dedicate my run to Noëmi. Her favorite way to help someone in need was providing support to Rachael Mwikali and the Human Rights organization CGHRD in Kenya. Help me to run for CGHRD in honor of the truly wonderful Noëmi Ral.
My heart goes out to her husband, her little son, family & friends.

Info about how to support;
https://sites.google.com/view/irunforcghrd/homepage

Feel free to share and Stay Safe!

27/03/2020

What with the coronavirus on a continent full of poverty, overcrowding, war conflicts and insufficient health care??
Asia, Europe and the States having trouble to control this crisis, I hold my breath for Africa!

Als het coronavirus zich verspreidt in Afrika, wordt een ramp voorspeld. Maar ook de beperkende maatregelen hebben een impact. VRTNWS vroeg plaatselijke inwoners en experts om hun mening.

11/02/2019

"The root causes of present-day human rights violations lie in the lack of recognition of the true scope of the violence and injustice of colonization," the U.N. Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said in an interim report on Belgium.

King Leopold's reign over Congo from 1885 to 1908 was notorious for its brutality. After Leopold handed over Congo to the Belgian state, the tiny nation continued to hold sway over an area 80 times its size half a world away until Congo became independent in 1960.

The UN group says racism in Belgium continues today.

Racial discrimination against Africans "is endemic" in Belgium's institutions and the nation needs to apologize for the crimes committed during its colonization of Congo and make reparations, U.N. experts said Monday.

13/12/2018

Infinite respect for this amazing man... "Fermer les yeux devant ce drame, c'est être complice" Dr Mukwege.

Lecture transcripts available in English, French, Arabic and Norwegian at https://www.nobelprize.org/ceremonies/the-nobel-peace-prize-award-ceremony-2018/ Th...

06/11/2015

Pierre Claver Mbonimpa's son killed after being arrested by Burundian police.

The son of prominent Burundian human rights activist Pierre Claver Mbonimpa was reportedly killed Friday in the Mutakura neighborhood of Bujumbura, the capital city.

05/11/2015

Last August Pierre Claver Mbonimpa was shot in the face and the neck as he returned home from APRODH office (Africa HR defenders project). He survived and was flown to Brussels for further treatment. For the first time since the attack he talks about the current situation in Burundi.

Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, a leading Burundian human rights defender, speaks about surviving an assassination attempt and the dangers facing activists in Burundi. On…

22/01/2015

This research paper looks at the policy challenges and opportunities for change and sustainable progress in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

01/06/2013

De voormalige Antwerpse Congoboot Charlesville is gezonken in de Baltische Zee, zo concludeert de Vlaamse Vereniging voor Industriële Archeologie uit de bewegingen van de sleepboot die het schip naar Litouwen moest voeren.

16/05/2013

In memory of the Charlesville,
once the pride of Belgian and German ship lovers.

30/01/2013

The effect of this experiment in colonialism was devastating to the Congolese: halving the population from 20 to 10 million in just 40 years – meanwhile Leopold II built palaces and human zoos stocked with his African slaves.

Few countries have suffered more during the transitions of international history than the Congo. After the Conference of Berlin in 1885 a pan-continental invasion of Africa put 90 per cent of the t...