Eulalie Nibizi

Eulalie Nibizi
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Kiryama, Commune of Songa, Burundi
NationalityUgandan
Occupation(s)Trade unionist, human rights activist

Eulalie Nibizi (born 1960) is a Burundian trade unionist and human rights activist. In 1991, she contributed to the establishment of Burundi's first trade union, Union des travailleurs du Burundi, and went on to found the teachers' union Syndicat des Travailleurs de l’Enseignement du Burundi. In 2015, while in Denmark, she learnt the Burundian authorities were treating her as an insurgent. Deciding it was better not to return to her home country, she has lived in exile ever since. Nibizi has since reported to the United Nations on human rights violations in Burundi. As coordinator of the human rights organization Coalition Burundaise des Défenseurs des Droits de l’Homme, she continues to fight for progress on human rights for all Burundians.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "50 ans après, PORTRAITS: Eulalie Nibizi ou la lutte pour la justice sociale" (in French). Iwacu. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Defender of the month: Eulalie Nibizi". Defend Defenders. September 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Burundi: in state of fear, education union is targeted by government violence". Education International. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2020.