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…
Category: Human Rights Violations
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…