Tutu Alicante is a human rights lawyer and is the founder and executive director of EG Justice, a nonprofit organization focusing on human rights, anti-corruption, and the rule of law in Equatorial Guinea. Alicante is also a co-founder of the pro-democracy and anti-corruption NGOs Equatoguinean Commission of Jurists, Equatorial Guinea is Ours, and Open Central Africa.
Tutu Alicante | |
|---|---|
| Born | Annobon, Equatorial Guinea |
| Nationality | Equatoguinean |
| Occupation | Human rights attorney |
Alicante was born in Annobón, Equatorial Guinea. In his youth he witnessed a state-sponsored atrocity against his village, resulting in his desire to promote human rights in his nation. He would go on to receive advanced degrees from Columbia University and the University of Tennessee.[1][2][3][4][5]
Alicante is a prominent expert on exposing authoritarianism and corruption and is a frequent contributor to BBC, Radio France International, Voice of America, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and The Economist.[5]
Alicante served as an expert witness in an unprecedented "Biens mal acquis" case in Paris against the Equatoguinean Vice President, which resulted in a criminal conviction and the confiscation of all ill-gotten assets.[6]
Alicante's work has made him a target of Equatoguinean President, Teodoro Obiang, who declared him a "traitor and enemy of the state." He now lives in exile in the United States.[5][7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ "The Government Burned Down His Home, He Committed To Human Rights: Meet Tutu Alicante". WUNC. Mar 19, 2018.
- ^ "Obiang elected to another 7 years in Equatorial Guinea". Africa Times. Nov 27, 2022.
- ^ "Tutu Alicante". Foreign Policy.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea Is Everything Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy". Foreign Policy. Oct 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Equatorial Guinea: One man's fight against dictatorship". The Guardian. Jul 11, 2014.
- ^ "How our incoming secretary of state helped to enrich Africa's nastiest dictatorship". Washington Post. Feb 1, 2017.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea leader Obiang, 80, seeks to extend 43-year rule". Al Jazeera. Nov 17, 2022.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea's government and prime minister resign". Reuters. Aug 15, 2020.
- ^ "The plundering of Equatorial Guinea". The Guardian. Oct 31, 2011.