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Weekly report N° 565
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 4 to 11 October 2026. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, one (1) person was murdered in the province of Burunga, one (1) young schoolgirl was raped by an Imbonerakure[1] in the province of Bujumbura and one (1) refugee from the Banyamulenge community was kidnapped by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in the province of Buhumuza.
These new cases are in addition to those documented in the previous report, which reported two (2) cases of murder in Buhumuza province, one (1) assault of a journalist by police officers in Bujumbura province as well as one (1) kidnapping of a person by individuals in police uniforms in the same province of Bujumbura.
[1] Members of the Youth League affiliated to the ruling CNDD-FDD (National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy) party.