Weekly report N°562
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 13 to 20 September 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, five (5) people were seriously injured in Bujumbura province and two (2) others were arbitrarily arrested in the same province in the context of a widespread persecution directed against the Banyamulenge community living in Burundi
These arbitrary arrests and detentions attributed to agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) raise deep concerns about the respect of the right to life and security of the victims.
These new cases are in addition to those documented in the previous report, which reported three (3) arbitrary arrests, in circumstances comparable to kidnappings in Bujumbura province.
Weeky Report N° 561
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 13 to 20 September 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, five (5) people were seriously injured in Bujumbura province and two (2) others were arbitrarily arrested in the same province in the context of a widespread persecution directed against the Banyamulenge community living in Burundi.
These arbitrary arrests and detentions attributed to agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) raise deep concerns about the respect of the right to life and security of the victims.
These new cases are in addition to those documented in the previous report, which reported three (3) arbitrary arrests, in circumstances comparable to abductions in Bujumbura province.
Weekly Report No 560
This SOS-Torture Burundi report covers the period from 29 August to 5 September 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, two (2) people were murdered and one (1) other was seriously injured in Gitega province.
The resurgence and recurrence of criminal activity in Gitega province continue to raise serious concerns regarding respect for human rights. This situation is particularly worrying in light of the previous report, which documented the killing of five (5) people in the provinces of Bujumbura and Gitega provinces, as well as the arbitrarily arrest of six (6) other individuals by police in Gitega province.
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.
Weekly Report No 554
This report of SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 18 to 25 July 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, two (2) teenagers were killed following a grenade explosion in Burunga province.