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…
Category: Political Intimidation
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…
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…
Ex-Nkurunziza man: Fresh probe to dodge ICC
By Gilbert Niyonkuru As the head of a country accused of committing crimes against humanity in the shadow of the…
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,…
AU hits Burundi with a 1000-troop reduction
Since 23 December 2018, a standoff has been waged between the African Union Commission and Burundi over the decision to…
Burundi: Killings, Abductions, Political Violence Plague Capital
John Fisher’s statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on September 27,…
Flurry of letters fans tension between neighbours
In a letter sent to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, the acting President of the Community of East African States (EAC),…