Overview

Journalists and others who spoke out against authority figures faced arbitrary arrest, detention and physical attacks. Certain offences by the media were decriminalized. The government continued to interfere in the internal affairs of the political opposition. Arrests and enforced disappearances of opposition members continued. Healthcare for detainees was inadequate. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s mandate expanded to include land disputes. Discrimination against LGBTI people and unmarried women continued. The cost-of-living crisis worsened with rising fuel and food prices. There were more than 86,000 internally displaced people due to climate-related extreme weather, and more than 289,500 Burundians remained as refugees in neighbouring countries.