Month: August 2026
Weekly Report No 559
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 22 to 29 August 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, five (5) people were murdered in Bujumbura and Gitega provinces and six (6) others were arbitrarily arrested by police in Gitega province.
Civil Society Calls for Renewal of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Mandate
Ahead of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, 40 civil society organizations are calling for the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burundi.
They warn of continued enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, torture, and restrictions on civic space, amid widespread impunity and ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The organizations urge the Council to maintain its monitoring of the situation and call on the Burundian authorities to fully cooperate with UN human rights mechanisms.
Weekly Report No 558
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 15 to 22 August 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, two (2) people were murdered in Bujumbura province.
Weekly Report No 557
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 8 to 15 August 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, two (2) people were abducted in Bujumbura province.
Weekly Report No 556
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 1 to 8 August 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, five (5) people were murdered in the provinces of Burunga, Butanyerera and Gitega and four(4) others were seriously injured in grenade attacks in the provinces of Butanyerera and Gitega.
Weekly Report No 555
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 25 July to 1 August 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, two (2) people were killed in the provinces of Bujumbura and Gitega.