Posts From Leila Keza
Kirundo : meeting between Burundian and Rwandan intelligence, a hope for the reopening of borders
Burundian and Rwandan civil and military intelligence met on Monday in the town center of Kirundo province (northern Burundi), not far from the eastern border of Rwanda. This meeting, which
Cibitoke : 20 years in prison for a father who killed his son
The First Instance Court of Cibitoke (northwestern Burundi) sentenced Jean Paul Hakizimana, alias Ndondo, to 20 years of penal servitude for killing his 15-year-old son after beating him. The trial
Gitega : about ten members of the Banyamulenge community in detention
Since Thursday, February 20, about ten members of the Banyamulenge community, mostly refugees, have been arrested and sent to police cells in the political capital Gitega where they are held.
Kirundo : alarming overcrowding in the prosecution cell
The Kirundo prosecution cell is on the verge of implosion. Crowded detainees, unsanitary conditions and abuse of power are denounced by several sources. Faced with this crisis, prisoners are calling
Bujumbura : the Burundian intelligence detains five doctors who demand rights of health practitioners
Dismayed and excited, members of the National Federation of Health Sector Unions are protesting against the arrest and imprisonment of five doctors by the SNR (National Intelligence Service) for over
Nyanza-Lac : a man detained for wearing a T-shirt labeled “Visit Rwanda”
Patrick Nsengiyumva was arrested last Friday at his home in Kabonga by the police of Nyanza-Lac, in the province of Makamba (southern Burundi). His relatives denounce “arbitrary detention” and demand
Gitega : a hairdresser found dead on the RN8
A young hairdresser was found dead on Wednesday morning on the national road number 8, in the province of Gitega. His body had signs of violence, and circumstances of his
Rumonge : a CNDD-FDD activist arrested for rape
A CNDD-FDD activist was arrested in Rumonge for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old pupil. This case occurs in a context where illegal mediations are obstructing justice, a situation denounced
Rumonge : a young man sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping a five-year-old girl
Asmani Nsengiyumva, 26 years old, was sentenced on Friday to a principal penal servitude of 20 years in prison by the Rumonge First Instance Court. This was at the end
War in Eastern Congo : Do they want me to go and tell people to agree to be silent when their rights are denied? I will never do it (Paul Kagame)
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Thursday that he will never convince the M23 rebels to lay down their arms while they are frequently attacked by the Congolese army and its