The European Network for Central Africa (EurAc), created in 2003, aims to help the Great Lakes region build a better future. EurAc carries out advocacy work for a strong, coherent and sustainable engagement by the European Union and its Member States integrated to a regional approach. EurAc gathers 36 European civil society organisations that work on and in the region and that support local civil society in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in promoting peace and development, and in defending human rights.
18/11/2020 - Open Letter - (EN)
European Union; Peace & Security
EU governments are negotiating a new funding instrument that presents a fundamental shift towards a more military approach in EU foreign policy, and risks causing large-scale civilian harm around the world. The European Union risks fuelling conflict and human rights abuses around the world if it adopts the European Peace Facility (EPF) in its current form, warn 40 civil society organisations with expertise on peace, human rights and the protection of civilians.
22/10/2020 - Communiqué - (EN/FR)
Burundi, European Union, United Nations; Inclusive political participation & Human Rights
On the first anniversary of their arrest, 65 organisations (including EurAc) call for the immediate and unconditional release of the Iwacu journalists Agnès Ndirubusa, Christine Kamikazi, Egide Harerimana and Térence Mpozenzi who were convicted on charges against state security for simply doing their job.
14/10/2020 - Report - (FR)
DRC, European Union, Great Lakes, United Nations; Natural Resources
[French] The 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC45) did focus on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On this occasion, 5 European civil society organisations hosted a webinar to raise awareness among States on the consequences of the poor implementation of the reformed Mining Code on human rights in the DRC. Report of the 23 September 2020 webinar.
