Month: February 2025
THE CALL OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE RELEASE OF THE BURUNDIAN JOURNALIST ALINE SANDRA MUHOZA
The undersigned organizations are deeply concerned by the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the lockdown of civic space in Burundi. The Journalist Sandra Muhoza, arbitrarily detained since April 13, 2024, is one of the many victims of this dramatic situation. The undersigned organizations appeal for her release.
It is worth mentioning that the principles of equitable justice, respect for judicial procedures and the law without any discrimination, independence of the judiciary, impartiality of the magistrate and legality no longer serve as bases for governance in Burundi even though the State has adopted and ratified several international instruments relating to the protection and promotion of human rights.
Hence, acts of arbitrary arrests, kidnappings and forced disappearances have become commonplace, especially against members of opposition parties, human rights defenders, journalists and other citizens considered as such. These practices have intensified since 2015, with the political crisis that erupted with the third term of the late President Pierre Nkurunziza.
By this Declaration, the signatory organizations deplore the conditions in which Sandra Muhoza was arrested and held in detention, which clearly demonstrate the extent to which the judiciary has become a tool for persecuting all voices that disagree with the ruling regime. This represents a serious threat to the freedom of the press and that of expression in Burundi.
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SOS-TORTURE Burundi REPORT NO. 480 PUBLISHED ON 23 FEBRUARY 2025
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 15 to 22 February 2025 and documents cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, three (3) people were murdered in the provinces of Bubanza, Kayanza and Makamba.
The report also mentions the case of three (3) people who were kidnapped by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in the provinces of Gitega and Kirundo.
SOS-TORTURE Burundi REPORT NO. 479 PUBLISHED ON 16 FEBRUARY 2025
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 8 to 15 February 2025 and documents cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, three (3) people were murdered in the provinces of Cibitoke, Bubanza and Gitega.
The report also mentions the case of one (1) Sister of the Congregation “Order of Consecrated Virgins” who was kidnapped more than two weeks ago in the province of Rutana.
SOS-TORTURE Burundi REPORT NO. 478 PUBLISHED ON 9 FEBRUARY 2025
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 1 to 8 February 2025 and documents cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, one (1) person was murdered in the province of Gitega.
The report also mentions the case of six (6) people, including five doctors, who were arbitrarily arrested in the provinces of Bubanza, Kayanza, Makamba, Mwaro, Ngozi and Rutana. In addition, the president of the Union of General Practitioners of Burundi (SYMEGEB) was kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR).
SOS-TORTURE Burundi REPORT NO. 477 PUBLISHED ON 2 FEBRUARY 2025
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 25 January to 1 February 2025 and documents cases of human rights violations that occurred in Burundi.
During this period, three (3) people were murdered in the province of Gitega and in the town hall of Bujumbura.