麻豆社

Burundi has descended into violence since President Pierre Nkurunziza announced in April he would run for a third term. It was a move opponents said violated the constitution. He went on to win a disputed election in July. At least 240 people have been killed in unrest since April. Two hundred thousand people have fled to neighbouring countries. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa is Burundi's most prominent human rights campaigner. In August he was shot in the face at close range outside his house in Bujumbura and badly wounded. His vocal cord was damaged. In the past few weeks his son and son-in-law have also been killed. The attacks on him and his family members have prompted outrage and condemnation from the US, EU and the UN. The EU and the United States have also imposed sanctions on certain politicians in Burundi. Newsday鈥檚 Nkem Ifejika met Mr Mbonimpa in Brussels where he is receiving treatment and began by asking him whether he thought the sanctions would work.

(Picture: Pierre Claver Mbonimpa Credit: Huong Ly/麻豆社)