Government bans NGOs for 3 months amid continued crackdown on civil society Published at 10.01.2019 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling HRD prosecuted intimidation CSO closure bureaucratic restriction Read more
Jailed human rights defender denied treatment Published at 23.07.2018 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
Another activist silenced: Germain Rukuki sentenced to 32 years in prison Published at 13.06.2018 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference HRD prosecuted censorship HRD detained intimidation Read more
Human rights defenders convicted as Burundi prepares for controversial referendum Published at 12.04.2018 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted HRD detained intimidation Read more
Burundi: President silences critics and “illegally” taxes citizens in lead up to referendum Published at 22.02.2018 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained HRD detained political interference HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Human rights defender arrested as International Criminal Court opens investigation Published at 21.12.2017 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained Read more
Radio station suspended and licenses of four media outlets revoked Published at 18.10.2017 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance censorship Read more
"No sign of a positive evolution" says head of UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi Published at 25.08.2017 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained Read more
Burundi's continuing crisis takes a heavy toll on citizens' lives and freedoms Published at 14.07.2017 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained non state actors Read more
Pro-government group seeks to incite acts of rape and violence against opposition in Burundi Published at 10.05.2017 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law non state actors Read more
UN expresses serious concern for NGOs and HRDs in Burundi Published at 07.03.2017 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist CSO closure Read more
Civic space shrinks as journalists, activists, social media users and HR lawyers are attacked Published at 16.09.2016 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance killing of journalist attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment attack on HRD Read more
