From this October, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission –CVR will proceed with a decent burial of human remains dug up from mass graves scattered throughout the country.
Clément Noah Ninziza, Vice President of CVR said it in a press conference he held this Thursday October 04. He says this work will begin with the burial of human remains discovered in Kamenge site in Bujumbura city, Mabanda in Makamba province (south of Burundi), Rusaka in Mwaro province (central west), Bugarama in Muramvya province (central west) and Kivyuka in Bubanza province (west).
Clement Noah Ninziza: “This work will continue even after the mandate of our commission”
He says the mass grave found in Rusaka commune in Mwaro province was discovered by workers who were building a trade school while that of Mabanda commune in Makamba province was found during the construction of Mabanda-Mugina road known as RN13.
Mr. Ninziza says during the testimony phase and after investigations conducted by CVR, the latter discovered that there are still other places where human bones have been collected and deserve a proper burial. “CVR will do the same thing in other places where human bones have already been collected”.
However, the Vice-President of CVR did not specify the time this work will take. “Today is the launch of organizational meetings. We will decide how and when it will happen”.
Mr. Ninziza says this work will go on even after the mandate of this commission. “It’s a long-term job, this is just the beginning”.
He also says the ceremonies will be conducted with respect of the Burundian culture and in agreement with relatives of the victims or the people living in the locality where mass graves were discovered. “The burial will be done following the religion of the victims. Everything will depend upon what we will have set ourselves”.
In a research conducted by CVR, around 4000 mass graves have been identified across the country.
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