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Where is Burundian Journalist Jean Bigirimana?
It is exactly one month since 37-year-old journalist Jean Bigirimana vanished after leaving his home in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, for Bugarama, a town about 40…
Students Jailed for Doodling in Burundi
Earlier this month Burundian intelligence agents arrested eight secondary school students in Muramvya province and accused them of insulting the head of state. Their crime?…
Burundi: Government Investigations Ignore State Abuses
...Watch reporting on Burundi, please visit: http://www.hrw.org/burundi https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/04/13/burundi-government-investigations-ignore-state-abuses For Immediate Release ***To view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y-iFkJ0cwY ***For an interview with Carina Tertsakian, senior researcher in the…
Burundi: Abductions, Killings Spread Fear
UN Security Council Should Press for Deployment of International Police Presence (Nairobi, The Burundian authorities are targeting perceived opponents with increased brutality, Human Rights Watch…
Opinion : What next for the Burundi peace process?
...persuade the government, as well as the opposition, to adopt measures to end the killings in Burundi,” Carina Tertsakian, Human Rights Watch senior researcher on…
Will Rwandans be able to speak their minds in Referendum?
On December 18, Rwandans are being asked to vote on constitutional amendments that would allow President Paul Kagame to run for president again in 2017…
Fresh Attempts to Muzzle Free Speech in Burundi
Burundi’s journalists and human rights defenders have had a rough year. A relentless government crackdown has forced almost all of them to flee the country.…
Opinion : Burundi’s Descent Into Lawlessness
Ask anyone in Bujumbura and they will tell you the same thing: dark days lie ahead. Burundi seems to be descending into uncontrolled violence. A…
In Burundi rumours and violence are fuelling the uncertainty
On Monday morning, panic spread after rumours began circulating on social media that Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, Burundi’s leading human rights activist, had been killed. In…
Burundi President Wields Constitutional Court Ruling
...can be Burundi’s Saviour? “It is difficult to predict what will happen,” says Carina Tertsakian, Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher on Burundi. “The situation is…