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Marie-Therese Nlandu |
09 March 2007 |
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Marie-Therese Nlandu is a leading lawyer from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her family have lived in London since 1999. She returned to her home country last year to stand as the first female presidential candidate in the DRC’s first free elections since it gained independence from Britain in 1960.
The election was eventually won by Joseph Kabila. In November Nlandu was arrested and charged with serious offences including inciting an insurrection. Since then she has been held in prison and her health has deteriorated.
Amnesty and Human Rights Watch believe the charges against her are politically motivated because she was helping a legal challenge to President Kabila’s victory after reports of fraud during the election. Martha Kearney will be talking to Anneka Van Woudenberg of Human Rights Watch and Belinda Mbala, one of Nlandu’s daughters.Human Rights Watch
Amnesty
Marie-Therese Nlandu’s campaign
BBC News - country profile of DRC
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