Human Rights
Rumonge : three young people arrested on suspicion of rape of a servant
Rodrigue Irakoze, aged 18 years, Fiacre Irakoze, same age and Bonfils Cubahiro (15 years old) have been detained since Wednesday, November 22, in the cell of the police station in
Cibitoke : pupils subjected to forced labor by a teacher
Taking advantage of having won a construction contract, a 4th year teacher from the Buhayira basic school, in Murwi district of Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi) uses schoolchildren from his classroom
Cibitoke: more than ten minors raped in less than a month
Little girls and under 15 adolescents are frequently raped in three communes of Cibitoke province. Reports show more than ten victims in the area in less than a month. Out-of-court
Burundi : the CNIDH considers itself independent despite the doubts of human rights organizations
At the beginning of November, Human Rights Watch and IDHB (Initiative for Human Rights in Burundi) released a joint communication on the Independent National Commission for Human Rights in Burundi,
DRC (North Kivu) : South African MONUSCO peacekeepers arrested for sexual exploitation
Eight MONUSCO peacekeepers of South African nationality deployed in the Beni region, in the North Kivu province, east DRC, have been under arrest since October 1. Sources close to the
Burundi: Criticized, the UN special rapporteur’s term is extended
It was this Thursday’s session which voted for the one-year extension of the mandate of Burkina Faso national, Fortuné Gaétan Zongo. The Special Rapporteur on Burundi is criticized internally by
Burundi : a local journalist arrested
Kenny Claude Nduwimana, journalist for Jayce TV, was arrested at his home on October 3, 2023. He is held at an undisclosed location. The police that arrested him did not
Burundi: internal civil society wants to block the path of the UN special rapporteur
Around forty Burundian civil society organizations are protesting against a probable renewal of the term of the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burundi. For these internal actors, Fortuné
Burundi : towards a further demotion of the CNIDH?
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burundi no longer wants to hear from the CNIDH, the national human rights body. For the UN diplomat, the CNIDH
Rutana: 4 months after the murder of Jean Claude Niyongabo of the CNL in Gatara, his family is still requesting justice
Jean Claude Niyongabo was allegedly killed by Imbonerakure (members of the CNDD-FDD party’s youth league). The Rutana prosecutor’s office refused to open the case against the alleged criminals. INFO SOS