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.
13/05/2020 - Communiqué - (EN/FR)
Central Africa, DRC, European Union, Great Lakes, Rwanda; Natural Resources
We, the undersigned global civil society organisations and community-based associations, are calling for immediate and concerted action from governments, financing institutions, international organisations, private sector actors and others to support artisanal mining communities and to shore up their resilience in this time of COVID-19 crisis. It is also essential that we protect hard-won gains related to human rights and due diligence in mineral supply chains in alignment with the OECD Due Diligence Minerals Guidance.
20/03/2020 - Annual Report - (EN)
Burundi, Central Africa, DRC, European Union, Great Lakes, Rwanda, United Nations; All thematics
In its 2019 Annual Report, EurAc provides general information on its mission, areas of work and objectives. It also focusses on specific activities such as the policy brief regarding the DR Congo's UPR, the memorandums for the 2019-2024 EU legislature, the report and public conference on women's political and civic participation in the DRC and in Rwanda, the workshop and public conference on responsible mineral sourcing, as well as training in EU advocacy for local civil society. The report further presents EurAc's communication activities and closes on the financial situation and information on how to join EurAc.
09/03/2020 - Communiqué - (FR)
Burundi, United Nations; Inclusive political participation & Human Rights
FR - Oral statement by CCPR-Centre co-sponsored by FIACAT, EurAc, Protection International and OMCT. The signatory organisations are particularly concerned by the risk of an intensification of the crisis in the context of the 2020 elections and call on the members of the Council to continue to closely monitor the human rights situation in Burundi. They also call on the Burundian authorities to put an end to serious human rights violations in Burundi and to release journalists and human rights defenders immediately and unconditionally.
