Burundi asked to investigate Gitega prison fire
By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net The Burundi government’s failure to give a reliable account of the cause and casualties of…
Ndayishimiye wins international support despite lukewarm reform agenda
By Waceke Njoroge in Nairobi, Kenya bnjoroge@jfjustice.net Although Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye has largely failed to keep his promises to…
Burundi welcomes end of sanctions, but scrutiny on human rights record continues
By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net Although the United States has lifted the sanctions it imposed on Burundi six years ago, citing…
Burundi refugees return home to an uncertain reception
By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net More than 60,000 refugees have voluntarily returned to Burundi this year, according to the United Nations…
Amnesty International intensifies bid for release of Burundi lawyer
By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net Amnesty International has launched a second Urgent Action in as many months in its bid to…
Address risk factors that could erode human rights gains, report warns
By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net The Burundi government’s refusal to address human rights abuses with the aim of obtaining justice for…
Impunity continues to trample on the rule of law in Burundi
By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net The rule of law has progressively deteriorated and violation of human rights, though improved in some…
‘Symbolic’ reforms fail to guarantee freedom for media and civil society groups
By Waceke Njoroge The media in Burundi is deemed to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the limited reforms…
Sexual violence used to punish and silence dissent, UN report says
By Waceke Njoroge Sexual violence often goes hand in hand with war situations. This is the case in Burundi, where…
Continue monitoring Burundi, human rights watchers told
By Waceke Njoroge The United Nations and the international community have been urged to ensure that monitoring of the human…