SOS-TORTURE BURUNDI REPORT NO. 464 PUBLISHED ON 3 NOVEMBER 2024
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 26 October to 2 November 2024 concerning cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, at least one (1) person was murdered in the province of Gitega.
The report also deplores the case of three (3) people who were seriously injured in the provinces of Bubanza and Kirundo and the case of a person who was arbitrarily arrested in the province of Muyinga.
SOS-TORTURE BURUNDI REPORT NO. 463 PUBLISHED ON 27 OCTOBER 2024
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 19 to 26 October 2024, focusing on cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, at least four (4) people were murdered in the provinces of Bujumbura and Ngozi, three of whom were killed by bullets fired by an agent of the Burundi National Police (PNB). Another person was seriously injured under similar circumstances.
The report also notes the case of one (1) person arbitrarily detained in Rumonge province and that of two (2) people who were kidnapping by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in Bujumbura town and in Makamba province.
SOS-TORTURE BURUNDI REPORT NO. 462 PUBLISHED ON 20 OCTOBER 2024
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 12 to 19 October 2024 concerning cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, at least two (2) people were murdered by officers of the Burundi National Police (PNB) in the provinces of Muyinga and Rumonge.
The report also deplores the case of one (1) detainee who was seriously injured by a police officer in the province of Cibitoke and one (1) student who was abducted in the city of Bujumbura.
SOS-TORTURE BURUNDI REPORT NO. 461 PUBLISHED ON 13 OCTOBER 2024
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 5 to 12 October 2024 concerning cases of human rights violations in Burundi
During this period, at least four (4) people were murdered in the provinces of Cibitoke and Ruyigi.
The report also deplores the case of one (1) detainee deprived of his right to health in Bujumbura central prison, as well as that of one (1) priest who was abducted by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in the city of Bujumbura.
SOS-TORTURE BURUNDI REPORT NO. 460 PUBLISHED ON 6 OCTOBER 2024
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 28 September to 5 October 2024 concerning cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, at least one (1) person died at the Kamenge University Hospital (CHUK) following the refusal of the director of Bubanza prison to authorize his transfer to a care facility adapted to his illness.
The report also deplores the case of one (1) person who was abducted by the provincial head of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in Muyinga province.
SOS-TORTURE BURUNDI REPORT NO. 459 PUBLISHED ON 29 SEPTEMBER 2024
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 21 to 28 September 2024 concerning cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, at least two (2) people were murdered in the province of Cibitoke.
The report also deplores the case of four (4) people who were arbitrarily arrested and detained in the provinces of Bubanza and Rumonge and in Bujumbura town.
SOS-TORTURE BURUNDI REPORT NO. 458 PUBLISHED ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2024
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 15 to 21 September 2024 concerning cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, at least one (1) person was violently beaten and seriously injured in Bujumbura city.
The report also deplores the case of five (5) people who were abducted by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in the provinces of Cibitoke and Cankuzo and the case of two (2) people who were arbitrarily arrested and detained in the province of Makamba.
Burundi:Open Letter Concerns about the human rights situation in Burundi/Lettre Ouverte: Préoccupations concernant la situation des droits humains au Burundi
Open Letter | Concerns about the human rights situation in Burundi
We, the undersigned, are writing to express our deep concern about the continuing deterioration of human rights in Burundi. Despite certain commitments proclaimed at the international level, the situation on the ground reveals an increasingly alarming repression and a climate of terror that stifles the voice of all Burundians.
Since President Évariste Ndayishimiye came to power in 2020, many observers had been hoping for an opening to democratic reform. However, the current reality contrasts sharply with those promises of hope. The ‘law of silence’ has become an absolute rule throughout the country. Critics of the regime are systematically muzzled, and enforced disappearances are reported every week in the capital, Bujumbura. Denunciation has become a common weapon of repression, fuelled by widespread fear among citizens.
Lettre Ouverte | Préoccupations concernant la situation des droits humains au Burundi
Nous, soussignés, nous adressons à vous pour exprimer notre profonde préoccupation concernant la dégradation continue des droits humains au Burundi. Malgré certains engagements proclamés au niveau international, la situation sur le terrain révèle une répression de plus en plus alarmante et un climat de terreur qui étouffe la voix de tous les Burundais.
Depuis l’arrivée au pouvoir du Président Évariste Ndayishimiye en 2020, de nombreux observateurs ont espéré une ouverture vers des réformes démocratiques. Cependant, la réalité actuelle contraste fortement avec ces promesses d’espoir. La « loi du silence » s’est imposée comme une règle absolue dans tout le pays. Les critiques du régime sont systématiquement muselées, et des disparitions forcées sont signalées chaque semaine dans la capitale, Bujumbura. La délation est devenue une arme courante de répression, alimentée par la peur généralisée parmi les citoyens.
SOS-TORTURE BURUNDI REPORT NO. 457 PUBLISHED ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2024
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 7 to 14 September 2024 concerning cases of human rights violations in Burundi.
During this period, at least one (1) person was violently beaten and seriously injured by young Imbonerakure in the province of Gitega.
The report also deplores the case of one (1) detainee who was subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and at the same time a victim of a violation of the right to health, as well as the case of two (2) people who were abducted by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in the provinces of Bubanza and Cibitoke.
SOS-TORTURE BURUNDI REPORT NO. 456 PUBLISHED ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2024
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 31 August to 7 September 2024 concerning cases of human rights violations in Burundi
During this period, at least five (5) people were seriously injured by Imbonerakure in the provinces of Gitega and Rutana.
The report also deplores the case of one (1) person who was abducted in the province of Muyinga.