Violence, strife feed global crisis in human trafficking
By Millicent Zighe Burundi has been flagged as a major source of human trafficking in women and children for sexual…
Category: Human Rights Violations
Killings, disappearances peak ahead of elections
Burundi security services and ruling party youth league are accused of killing and kidnapping opponents ahead of the 2020 election…
Imbonerakure leader named head of state broadcaster
By Millicent Zighe The leader of a dreaded youth militia in Burundi has been named the head of national broadcaster…
UN warns of increasing human rights violations in Burundi
By Millicent Zighe The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support Oscar Fernandez-Taranco has expressed concerns over rampant human rights violations in…
Burundi cracks down on opposition ahead of 2020 election
By Millicent Zighe Burundian authorities have carried out tens of beatings, disappearances and murders against opposition members a new report…
UN Agency warns of food insecurity in Burundi
By Millicent Zighe More than 1.6 million Burundians are acutely food insecure and are in dire need of emergency food assistance,…
Sexual violence plagues women refugees from Burundi
By Millicent Zighe Women and girls fleeing Burundi’s political violence are subjected to sexual and gender-based attacks in camps for…
Spate of grenade explosions rocks Burundi’s uneasy calm
By Millicent Zighe A spate of grenade explosions has killed two people and injured another 23 in different parts of…
Demands rise to free political prisoners from crowded jails
By Millicent Zighe Pressure is mounting on the Burundi government to release political detainees, starting with those who have already…
Imbonerakure: A brotherhood of violence thrives on spreading fear
By Millicent Zighe in Nairobi Murder, torture, forceful disappearances and arbitrary arrests – these are the tools of trade for…