Activists appeal to AU to stop Tanzania from repatriating refugees
Civil society organizations have called upon African leaders and regional organizations to stop Tanzania from pressuring Burundi refugees and asylum…
Category: Human Rights Violations
Journalists held over covering rebel attack denied bail
By Millicent Zighe The Ntahangwa Court of Appeal has decided to continue detaining four journalists from Iwacu Press Limited after…
Truth commission criticized for selective exhumation of mass graves
By Millicent Zighe Burundi Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has come under fire after critics expressed dissatisfaction over its composition…
US renews sanctions on government officials, coup plotters
By Millicent Zighe The United States has renewed sanctions against Burundi officials accused of fuelling conflict in the country. In…
UN reveals government role in Activist murder
By Millicent Zighe A report released by United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Burundi (CoI) has revealed that a Marie-Claudette…
Burundi Bishops criticize government crackdown of opposition
By Millicent Zighe Burundi Catholic Bishops have accused the government of oppressing opposition party members in the country. In a…
Wrongful detentions worsen Burundi’s prison congestion
By Millicent Zighe Cases of wrongful detentions in Burundi have surged in the recent past resulting to congestion in the…
Crisis, disease increase vulnerability for half of Burundi Children
By Millicent Zighe More than half of all Burundian children need humanitarian assistance, latest findings by the United Nations International…
Rights groups want UN commission to extend mandate
By Millicent Zighe Civil rights organizations based in Burundi are now calling for the extension of the mandate of Commission…
Arrests, detentions increase as state targets opposition
By Millicent Zighe Opponents of the Burundi government are being arrested on trumped up charges, according to a Burundian human…