07-29-2016 ■ In a statement issued on 27 July, the Human Rights Watch organization reported over 300 cases of rape or sexual assault committed by the Imbonerakure youths and men in police uniforms. The latter deny the allegations. From May until September 2015, 323 (264 women and 59 girls) cases of (...)

07-26-2016 ■ The UN Committee against torture will conduct a special review of Burundi on 28 and 29 July in Geneva, in the light of the information it has recently received about the deteriorating human rights situation in the country. According to the statement issued on 25 July by the UN (...)

03-04-2016 ■ On this suturday, 27th February, The South African president Jacob Zuma has delivered a press communiqué before his departure. This head of the high Level delegation of African Union heads of states announced the commitments of Burundi government after the visit. (...)