Firmat Niyonkenguruka, former secondary school director; new names: Jackson Hatungimana, Daniel Kabura, Protais Nzohabonimana, Hilaire Hicuburundi, Michael Kabavamwo and about 82 others sentenced to death since February 1996: AI has received reports that on 9 August 1996, Firmat Niyonkenguruka, sentenced to death on 24 June 1996, and five others on death row named above were transferred to a special cell in Mpimba prison in Bujumbura. The separation took place a day after civil servants meeting government ministers had demanded the public hanging of prisoners on death row. There are also fears that they may be subjected to torture.
