Human Rights

Human Rights

Bujumbura : the ministry in charge of security launches an Olucome workshop but its agents suspend the activity

In the morning of Thursday March 30, the Olucome (Observatory for the fight against corruption and economic embezzlement) had organized a workshop on inflation, under the high patronage of the

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Ngozi : a teacher gets seven years in prison

Ezéchiel Minani, a teacher in the urban center of Ngozi (northern Burundi) received a prison sentence of seven years in prison. He is accused of raping his 18-year-old girl. The

Politic

Burundi: 5 women’s organizations ask President Ndayishimiye to free eight activists, including six women

Five Burundian women’s organizations in exile demanded the Burundian president to release human rights defenders. In their letter, they say the persons concerned are illegally detained in reference to United

Human Rights

Ngozi : 25 years in prison required against a teacher convicted of raping his pupil

The prosecution in Ngozi (northern Burundi) requested that Ezéchiel Minani be sentenced to a 25 years’ jail and 200,000 Burundi francs in compensation to the victim. A teacher in a

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Gitega : sentences ranging from 10 years to life for four people accused of murder in Mutoyi

The First Instance Court of Gitega (central Burundi) ruled on Tuesday on sentences ranging from ten years to life against four people tried for premeditated murder. INFO SOS Médias Burundi

Security

Gitega : a secondary school teacher found dead, clubbed to death

Gérard Mbazumutima, 47 years old, a historian by training and teacher at Sainte Thérèse de Mushasha secondary school in Gitega (political capital) was killed with clubs by people not yet

Society

Goma : angalau watoto 16 walifariki dunia kutokana na mazingira mabaya ndani ya kambi mpya ya wakimbizi wa ndani ya Majengo

Watoto wote 16 walifariki dunia katika kipindi cha chini ya wiki mbili. Kituo kinachowapa hifadhi wakimbizi hao wa vita kinapatikana katika kata ya Majengo tarafa ya Karisimbi. Ni katika mji

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Mabanda : mwanaume mmoja aishi kwa kujificha akihofia kuuwawa na viongozi wa chama cha CNDD-FDD

Alain Ndayikunda alitoroka kwake tangu mwezi mmoja uliopita. Anahofia kuuwawa na mkuu wa kitongoji cha Mara pamoja na mkuu wa chama cha CNDD-FDD eneo hilo wanaokiri hadharani. Mkaazi mwingine anazuiliwa

Human Rights

Rwanda : President Kagame pardoned Paul Rusesabagina

The prison sentence of Paul Rusesabagina and Callixte Nsabimana nicknamed Sankara has been commuted by presidential pardon. They were serving 25 and 15 years in prison respectively. Eighteen other detainees

Human Rights

Goma : a journalist nears death

Journalist Mérite Bahongwere of the Interview.cd media narrowly escaped an attack by a gunman in the Kasika neighborhood, while returning home at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday. It is in