Adriano Nuvunga Explained
Adriano Nuvunga is a Mozambican scholar, anti-corruption advocate and human rights defender. He is the director of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), an organization that promotes democracy and protects human rights in Mozambique.[1] [2]
Early life and education
Nuvunga is a Ph.D. scholar.
Career
Nuvunga is a professor of political science and governance at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo.[3] [4]
He is a senior research fellow at Good Governance Africa (GGA) in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he is involved in research and discourse on governance and societal development.[5] He is the chairperson of the Southern Defenders, a network of human rights defenders in Southern Africa. He directs the activities of the Mozambique Human Rights Defenders Network, related to human rights causes in the region.[6] Nuvunga is a board member of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) based in Accra, Ghana.[7] [8]
He has written books on the issues of governance and human rights in Mozambique in particular and in African region in general.
In 2022, Nuvunga was included in a list of the 100 most influential Africans by the New African magazine.[9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2022-08-18 . Moçambique: Adriano Nuvunga não se vai deixar intimidar pelas ameaças de morte . 2023-10-02 . RFI . pt. Orfeu. Lisboa.
- Web site: Lusa. 2022-08-16 . Encontradas balas com mensagens "ameaçadoras" em casa do ativista moçambicano Adriano Nuvunga . 2023-10-02. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. pt.
- Web site: Mozambique: Threats against prominent rights defender Adriano Nuvunga . 2023-10-02 . International Federation for Human Rights . en.
- Web site: Adriano Nuvunga on Being a Human Rights Defender . 2023-10-02 . www.ihrb.org . en.
- Web site: Webinars Good Governance Africa . 2023-10-02 . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-06-07 . Activista Adriano Nuvunga afirma que o "espaço da liberdade de expressão está a ser algemado" . 2023-10-02 . VOA . pt.
- Web site: Adriano Nuvunga's schedule for 2022 Africa Forum on Business and Human Rights . 2023-10-02 . 2022africaforumbhr.sched.com.
- News: Quinto-Dia-PROGRAMA .
- Web site: Henriques . Bárbara . 2022-12-12 . Adriano Nuvunga Included in List of 100 Most Influential Africans of 2022 - New African Magazine • 360 Mozambique . 2023-10-02 . 360 Mozambique . en-GB.
- Web site: 100 Most Influential Africans . 2023-10-02 . 100.newafricanmagazine.com.