Human Rights Violations
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...
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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...
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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...
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Urgent Action launched for release of Burundi lawyer Nkina
By Waceke Njoroge Amnesty International has started an online campaign to get jailed Burundi lawyer Tony Germain Nkina released. The...
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Violence marred lead up to Burundi General Election, says Human Rights Watch report
By Millicent Zighe In the lead up to Burundi’s General Election violence, mainly against members of the opposition and independent...
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Alarm as Bujumbura blocks aid for Covid-19 victims
By Millicent Zighe Burundi’s government has been accused of blocking humanitarian workers from providing assistance to victims of the COVID-19...
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UN concerned at worsening situation ahead of elections
By Millicent Zighe United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Burundi (COLB) has once again expressed concerns over the ‘deteriorating’ human...
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Government accused of arresting woman on trumped-up charges
By Millicent Zighe Burundi justice system is once again on the spot after the wrongful conviction of a woman and...
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Mass graves discovery leads to accusations of Truth Commission bias
By Millicent Zighe Burundi’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CRV) has uncovered six mass graves containing 6032 remains of people killed...
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Rights group warns of executive hampering judges’ independence
By Millicent Zighe A crippled justice system is fueling the human rights crisis in Burundi, a new report by a...
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