Burundi: Regional summit should give priority to protection of human rights
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Burundi: War on civilians demands urgent action
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The Wire, May 2003. Vol. 33, No. 4.
1) Iraq: People come first 2) Russian Federation: ‘They don’t think we are human beings’: AI’s campaign against racial discrimination in the Russian Federation 3) Philippines: Childhood lost in the Philippines 4) China: Chinese use mobile death vans to execute prisoners 5) Burundi: No justice for...
Burundi: Impunity / fear of further extrajudicial executions.
Members of the Burundian armed forces extrajudicially executed between 173 and 267 unarmed civilians, many of them women, children and the elderly, in Itaba commune, Gitega province on 9 September 2002. Information about the massacre was initially hidden. However, as details emerged, national and...
Burundi: No justice for victims of the Itaba massacre
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Burundi: Further information on Detention without charge/Unlawful detention/Fear of ill-treatment, Alexandre Nzeyimana.
Alexandre Nzeyimana, who was aged approximately 12 years old at the time of his arrest in April 2002, was unconditionally released on 20 February 2003. His release was ordered by a magistrate investigating his case.
Burundi: Journalists subjected to constant attacks.
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Burundi: Deployment of ceasefire monitors – a critical time
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Burundi: Detention without charge/Unlawful detention/Fear of ill-treatment, Alexandre Nzeyimana.
Alexandre Nzeyimana, believed to be aged approximately 12, is being detained without charge in Mpimba central prison, Bujumbura. This is in violation of Burundian law, which states that no child under the age of 13 may be detained. He is at risk of physical and mental abuse, primarily at the hands...
Burundi: “Disappearance”
Amnesty International is gravely concerned for the safety of the three men named above who “disappeared” shortly after their arrest. Neither the men’s relatives nor human rights groups, including the Association burundaise pour la Protection des droits humains et des personnes détenues (APRODH),...
Burundi: Further Information on Torture or ill-treatment/fear of torture or ill-treatment
Eleven men, mainly Political Activists and Students, are being held incommunicado in security force detention in the capital Bujumbura. One reportedly been tortured. Amnesty International fears that the other detainees are also at risk of torture or ill-treatment.
Burundi: Poverty, isolation and ill-treatment: Juvenile justice in Burundi: Appeal cases
This document contains eight appeal cases : Joseph Masabire, tortured in detention; Mossi Rukondo, prolonged detention without trial; Beatrice Mukanyonga, in need of medical and legal assistance; Alexandre Nzeyimana, unlawful arrest and detention; Leopold Ntamahukiro, 10 years’ imprisonment for...