Human Rights
Makamba-Rutana: the ruling party launches a forced fundraising campaign
Residents of Rutana and Makamba provinces (southeast of Burundi) are called upon to respond to the CNDD-FDD party’s fundraising campaign for the elections due in 2025. Members of the ruling
Buyengero : access to the market conditioned by the contribution for the 2025 legislative elections
Inhabitants of the Mudende zone in the district of Buyengero in the province of Rumonge (southwest Burundi) denounce contributions collected by local administration officials and representatives of the CNDD-FDD. Access
Burundi : Burundian President pardoned journalist Floriane Irangabiye
This presidential pardon measure was issued on August 14, according to a decree signed by President Évariste Ndayishimiye. Floriane Irangabiye was serving a 10-year jail. INFO SOS Médias Burundi According
Gatumba Massacres : filing of several complaints for crimes against humanity and genocide
The Banyamulenge community living in Burundi and that of the diaspora commemorate on Tuesday the massacre of more than 160 Congolese that occurred on August 13, 2004 in Gatumba, about
Tanzania : Burundian authorities want to repatriate refugees at all costs
A Burundian-Tanzanian delegation visited two Burundian refugee camps in Nduta and Nyarugusu this week. The message was unique : return before December 2024. However, most of those concerned do not
Mahama (Rwanda): the Congolese community commemorated “the genocide” committed against the “Tutsis”
Congolese refugees in Rwanda remembered this Thursday the killing of their “Tutsi” community which occured more than 20 years ago. They speak of “genocide” committed against the “Banyamulenge” and all
Emilienne case: threats against the Gitega Court of Appeal judge who acquitted her
Since the judgment handed down against Emilienne Sibomana on June 28, Anatole Manirakiza, judge of the Gitega Court of Appeal, has been living a permanent nightmare. All-out requests for explanations,
Gitega : a person kidnapped and tortured by a local administration officer in complicity with Imbonerakure
Asman Rwasa, 32 years old, was kidnapped and then tortured by the Yoba neighborhood chief in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, with the complicity of certain Imbonerakure (members of
Geneva : human rights violations on the ascending line in Burundi
Since June 18, the United Nations Human Rights Council has held its 56th session. It will end on July 12. Last week, Burundi was on the agenda and the UN
Rumonge : two journalists humiliated by Imbonerakure
On Saturday afternoon, journalists Gaspard Ndikumazambo and Timothée Ntaconayigize, from the Izere FM community radio, were manhandled by Imbonerakure (young people affiliated with the CNDD-FDD party). Our colleagues were victims