Arbitrary arrests soar as crackdown on opposition intensifies
By Millicent Zighe and Gilbert Niyonkuru Over 200 people have been arrested in Burundi since the beginning of the year.…
Category: Human Rights Violations
Biometric passport gives Burundian refugees a second chance
By P-CN Since October 10, 2018, immigration authorities in Rwanda working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)…
Death creeps on Burundians from week to week
By Millicent Zighe At least 77 people have been violently killed in various areas of Burundi’s capital since the beginning…
Fear and loathing among the refugees of Ngozi
By Monia Arakaza Every morning, gangs of youth pour into the Ruhororo commune, of Ngozi province chanting anti-Tutsi slogans. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…