Burundi: Further information on Fear of Torture/incommunicado detention

Four detainees, including Daniel Nsanzurwimo and Berchmans, were released on 17 January. The other detainees, Bernard Barayegeranije, Nathanael Bisesere, Barnabé Barayegeranije, Tite Mpawnimana, “Mama Richard” Niyikundana, Simon Nani, Rémégie Ntuyahaga, and Seraphine Nduwimana remain in police custody at three different locations in Bujumbura. Amnesty International is concerned that the detainees remain at risk of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

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