Human Rights

Human Rights

Kayanza : two CNL activists suspected of disrupting election registration detained

The two members of the main opposition political party were arrested last Sunday in the town center of the district of Rango. It is in the province of Kayanza (northern

Human Rights

Bujumbura : Batwa without arable land earn their living from begging

Batwa families who live in the villages overlooking the commercial city of Bujumbura do not have arable land like other categories of the Burundian population. They say that their old

Human Rights

Burundi : authorities ban associations and parents from commemorating the Kibimba massacres and ask them to go and lay wreaths on the tomb of the unknown victims

For the fifth consecutive year, Burundian authorities are preventing AC-Génocide Cirimoso and parents from commemorating the Kibimba massacres. Burundian authorities explain that October 21 is a date reserved for the

Refugees

Bwagiriza : blocking of mixed couples for resettlement

In the Bwagiriza refugee camp located in the province of Ruyigi (eastern Burundi), there are Congolese refugees, most of whom are in the resettlement phase. However, some heterogeneous couples, mainly

Human Rights

Cibitoke : two new detainees killed in the SNR dungeon

Two new detainees were killed by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi). They died on the evening of October 9. They bring

Human Rights

Geneva : the term of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi renewed

The vote took place on Thursday. Of the 47 states that make up the Council, 22 voted in favor of the reappointment of Fortuné Gaétan Zongo. Burundian authorities had not

Justice En

Bujumbura: A prisoner deprived of care on the brink of death

Léonidas Nyandwi (67 years old) is in agony. He was unable to obtain 4 million Burundian francs demanded by the hospital to treat him. This inmate detained in the central

Security

Burundi : UN sounds an alarm on the human rights situation ahead of the 2025 legislative elections

The UN Special Rapporteur on Burundi says human rights are at risk ahead of the 2025 elections. In his new report, he denounces a worrying shrinking of civic space, the

Human Rights

Cibitoke: more than 150 detainees in a custody with a capacity of 40

With a capacity of 40 detainees, the custody of the provincial police station of Cibitoke (north-west Burundi) housed, until Friday, September 6, 159 people, including a dozen minors. The prison

Economy

Mugina : over 70 people arrested in 8 months for having illegally traveled to Rwanda

Residents of villages bordering Rwanda in Mugina district, in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi), no longer hide their concerns. More than 70 people have already been arrested by the police in