2017
Pierre Claver Mbonimpa
Acceptance Speech: Twenty-two years ago, I walked out of a prison in Bujumbura following two years of incarceration. The abuse to which myself and my fellow detainees were subjected motivated us to reflect on how we might change this situation. Soon after, with the support of others who believed in this cause, we set out to establish an organization which we baptized Association pour la Protection des Droits Humains et des Personnes Détenues (APRODH).
Denouncing injustice and cases of grave human rights violations has always been our primary focus.