Caddy Adzuba Explained

Caddy Adzuba
Birth Date:1981
Birth Place:Bukavu[1]
Nationality:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Occupation:Lawyer, Journalist
Awards:Princesse des Asturies Award for Peace

Caddy Adzuba (born 5 April 1981 in Bukavu) is a Congolese lawyer, journalist, and activist for women's rights. Her focus is on fighting sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).[2] She worked for Radio Okapi and in 2014 she received the Princess Asturias Award for Peace.

Life

Adzuba was born on 5 April 1981, she is the oldest of eight siblings born in a wealthy neighborhood of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. She graduated in Law at the in 2005.[3]

According to the IFEX Network, a group of organizations defending freedom of expression around the world, Adzuba decided to work for the promotion of human rights when war broke out in her home when she was 16 years old.[4] After being separated from her family and witnessing human suffering, she "decided to do something for human rights."

She helped found Un Altavoz para el Silencio network, reporting the sexual violence against women in her country. She is also a member of the East Congo Media Women's Association.[5] [6] Caddy Adzuba is also the co-founders of the Women's Alliance for the Promotion of Human Rights.

She is now a journalist in Radio Okapi, the official radio channel of United Nation's mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nowadays her fights against torture and rape are still in the spotlight, and due to her work, she has received several death threats.[7]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caddy Adzuba - Laureates - Princess of Asturias Awards. fpa.es. 2021-02-17.
  2. News: Caddy Adzuba: Asturias laureate. 2014-11-05. euronews. 2018-08-20. en.
  3. Web site: Premis Liberpress 2016 Caddy Adzuba. 2021-09-16. en-US.
  4. Web site: Turning stigma into strength: Caddy Adzuba - IFEX. IFEX. en. 2018-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820172536/https://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2016/10/04/profile_caddy_adzuba/. 2018-08-20. dead.
  5. Web site: Congolese journalist to receive Prince of Asturias Concord Prize. EL PAÍS. 2014-09-04. 2016-01-21.
  6. Web site: Caddy Adzuba Casa África. www.casafrica.es. 2016-01-21.
  7. News: JED demands investigation into anonymous death threats against three journalists - IFEX. IFEX. 2018-08-20. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820141134/https://ifex.org//democratic_republic_of_congo/2009/09/15/death_threats/. 2018-08-20. dead.
  8. Web site: La congoleña Caddy Adzuba gana el Premio Julio Anguita Parrado Comunicación elmundo.es. Internet. Unidad Editorial. www.elmundo.es. 2018-08-20.
  9. Web site: Comunicato stampa. Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta.
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103220142/http://www.consiglio.vda.it/donna_dell_anno/documenti/2012/regolamento.pdf# . 2014-01-03 . dead.
  11. Web site: Caddy Adzuba, Prince of Asturias Award for Concord - Communication - The Princess of Asturias Foundation. The Princess of Asturias Foundation. 2016-01-21. Developed with webControl CMS by Intermark. Tecnologías.

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