Human Rights Violations
Death, arbitrary arrests continue to define life in Burundi
Five people have been killed, four of them shot dead by a police officer in a bar in Gatumba in...
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Banned civil society organisations to know their fate in 60 days
Arusha, Monday, March 18, 2019 Banned civil society organisations in Burundi will know their fate in 60 days when judges...
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Civil Society Organisations sue government of Burundi
Five Burundian civil society organisations have sued the government of Burundi for freezing their bank accounts, suspending their activities and...
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Darkness at noon as Burundi shuts doors on UN agency
By Kwamchetsi Makokha and Susan Kendi Burundi has kicked out of the country the UN agency responsible for bringing human...
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Nakivale exiles lack everything at oldest refugee camp
By PCN Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda is a place like no other in terms of facilities and needs. Set...
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Handicap’s exit spells trouble for people with disabilities
Strict new registration procedures for foreign-based NGOs are hurting the most vulnerable of Burundi’s population By Eugène Niyoyankunze Burundi’s strict...
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UN Experts: Burundi fanning flames of war in the region
On December 18, 2018, a United Nations Expert Report on Burundi was delivered to UN Security Council By Gilbert Niyonkuru...
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They have names: Disappeared in Burundi
By Landry Niyonzima Almost every day, bodies show up in the streets or in the rivers around the country. In...
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Gulf dream turns to nightmare for Burundi women
Since 2015, several human rights groups in Burundi have been ringing alarm bells about the trafficking of women and girls...
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First Lady prayer lifts the lid on Burundi killings
Closing the week of the presidential family’s crusades, held in Ngozi, Mwumba commune, from 26 to 30 December, Denise Bucumi-Nkurunziza,...
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