Burundi

Mogadishu, 01 July 2020—The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, has congratulated the people and the government of Burundi as the…

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 3, 2018--Following the conviction to 32 years in prison for human right defender Germain Rukuki, the Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee, Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT) stated: "I am gravely concerned at the…

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 6, 2018-Text presented by Catherine Wiesner, UNHCR’s Regional Coordinator for the Burundi situation – to whom quoted text may be attributed – to the Palais press this morning, before the regular press briefing…

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's cabinet has adopted draft legislation seeking to amend the constitution, potentially allowing President Pierre Nkurunziza to rule up to 2034, a senior government official said on Friday. Unrest triggered…

The United States strongly condemns the January 1 murder of Emmanuel Niyonkuru, the Burundian Minister of Water, Environment, and Planning. Our thoughts and our prayers are with his family and loved ones at this difficult time. We also…

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A gunman killed Burundi's environment and water minister early on Sunday, police said, the first senior government figure to be murdered in nearly two years of political violence. Emmanuel Niyonkuru, 54, was attacked…

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has called on the Government of Burundi to take prompt and effective action to protect civilians, including allowing the immediate admission of a UN police contingent* to…

Mareeg.com-The Commissioners appointed today include Fatsah Ouguergouz (Algeria), Reina Alapini Gansu (Benin) and Francoise Hampson (United Kingdom). Mr. Ouguergouz will serve as the Chair of the three-member Commission NEW YORK, United…

Today, FIDH and ITEKA are releasing a report, Repression and genocidal dynamics in Burundi, the result of months of investigation and analysis on the repression and crimes perpetrated by the regime’s forces in Burundi since the popular…