{"id":15271,"date":"2020-02-26T06:45:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T06:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=15271"},"modified":"2020-02-26T06:49:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T06:49:04","slug":"rights-commission-concerned-over-targeted-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/rights-commission-concerned-over-targeted-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights Commission concerned over targeted killings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sixte Vigny Nimuraba, Chairman of the National Independent Commission for Human Rights-CNIDH says there is a need to conduct investigations on killings reported in different localities. \u201cEven though the commission hasn\u2019t yet conducted investigations on cases reported in different localities, the criminal responsibility is individual,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14886\" style=\"width: 503px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14886\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sixte-Vigny-Cndih.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sixte-Vigny-Cndih.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sixte-Vigny-Cndih-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sixte-Vigny-Cndih-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sixte-Vigny-Cndih-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sixte Vigny Nimuraba: \u201cThere is a need to differentiate political affairs from other offenses<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On 24 February, a youth affiliated to the CNDD-FDD ruling party was shot dead by unidentified people in Mahango locality in Matana commune of Bururi province and over 10 people were arrested for investigation. On February 20, Consolate Habonimana, <a href=\"https:\/\/iwacu.global.ssl.fastly.net\/englishnews\/one-killed-in-southern-bujumbura\/\">another CNDD-FDD party member was shot dead by unidentified people in Kizingwe locality of Kanyosha neighborhood in Bujumbura city<\/a>.The National Congress for Freedom -CNL party reported over 20 party members arrested in Mubimbi, Isare and Nyabiraba communes in Bujumbura province over shotguns heard in the locality, this 20 February. \u201cOne of them died in a communal dungeon after his arrest\u201d, said T\u00e9rence Manirambona, CNL party spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>CNIDH Chairman says none should ignore that there isn\u2019t any group or ethnic group that should defend people who have committed offenses. \u201cThere is a need to differentiate political affairs from other offenses,\u201d he said, calling justice officials to be partial in such cases.<br \/>\nSixte Vigny Nimuraba calls on party members to be vigilant on the eve of the elections. \u201cWe will continue to live together after the elections and we must consolidate peace and promote human rights throughout the country\u201d, he says adding that sponsors are not happy with the tangible results achieved in different sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixte Vigny Nimuraba, Chairman of the National Independent Commission for Human Rights-CNIDH says there is a need to conduct investigations on killings reported in different localities. \u201cEven though the commission hasn\u2019t yet conducted investigations on cases reported in different localities, the criminal responsibility is individual,\u201d he says. 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