10-27-2016 ■ A coalition of 13 leading International NGOs demand Burundi suspension from the UN Human Rights Council. The flagrant refusal to cooperate with the UN human rights system and the gross and systematic violations occurring in the country are the main motives of the suspension. In an open letter to (...)

08-18-2016 ■ Martin Nivyabandi, the Minister in charge of Human Rights, recognizes that such practice is common in Burundi. This was reported during a press briefing held in Bujumbura the capital on 17 August. “It has been reported that the National Intelligence Services detains and tortures people. But we noticed that (...)