Heinous Crime in Bururi: A Young Woman Brutally Murdered, Community Demands Truth and Justice
A young woman who had been missing for several days has been found dead under particularly tragic circumstances. She has been identified as NIBITURONSA Emelyne, aged 29. She lived on Ruvumu hill, in Bururi commune, Burunga province. She was unmarried and leaves behind one child. A Past Marked by Severe Trauma It is important to […]
Alert on Paramilitary Activities in Ruyigi
As part of the UMUSEKE Programme, the human rights organizations Ligue Iteka and King Umurundi Freedom denounce the reported conduct, since March 2026, of paramilitary training in Kigarika, Ruyigi Commune, Buhumuza Province. According to information gathered by the two organizations, former combatants, Imbonerakure, as well as foreign recruits, are reportedly receiving training in the use […]
Alert on Reported Paramilitary Activities in Ruyigi
As part of the UMUSEKE program, human rights organizations, including the Burundian Human Rights League Iteka and King Umurundi Freedom, are sounding the alarm over ongoing paramilitary activities in eastern Burundi. According to their information, a paramilitary training has been taking place since the beginning of March 2026 at the Kigarika seed center, located on […]
Statement by Ligue Iteka: Alert on the Abduction of Chadia Mukaremera
The Burundian human rights organization Ligue Iteka issued an alarming statement on March 19, 2026, regarding the abduction and disappearance of Chadia Mukaremera, an employee of the National Independent Human Rights Commission (CNIDH), which occurred on February 25, 2026, in Buyenzi, Bujumbura. According to Ligue Iteka, Chadia Mukaremera had communicated with a colleague shortly before […]
Alert: A CNIDH Employee Reported Missing in Bujumbura
An employee of the Commission Nationale Indépendante des Droits de l’Homme (CNIDH) has remained unaccounted for since the morning of February 25, 2026, raising serious concern among her family and colleagues. The person concerned is Chadia MUKAREMERA, 47 years old. Originally from Burambira hill, Gashoho commune, Muyinga province (currently part of Buhumuza province), she currently […]
Alarming Disappearance of CUBWA Eric in Nyanza
A citizen missing since his arrest by intelligence agents The population of Nyanza commune, in Burunga province, has had no news of CUBWA Eric, also known as Ruwaruwa, since his arrest on the evening of Sunday, February 22, 2026. Aged 50, married and father of 15 children, CUBWA Eric lives on Bukeye hill in Nyanza […]
Humanitarian Alert N°3 : Critical Situation of Congolese Refugees in Burundi
The human rights organizations Ligue Iteka and King Umurundi Freedom, as part of the UMUSEKE program, warn of the alarming humanitarian situation of Congolese refugees, particularly those at the Busuma site (Ruyigi). In less than three months, over 700 refugees, mostly children, are reported to have died due to extremely precarious living conditions, including famine, […]
Man Brutally Murdered: Community Demands Swift Investigation
A man identified as CIZA, 48 years old, was brutally murdered on Nyempundu Hill, in Mugina commune, formerly part of Cibitoke province, now attached to Bujumbura province following the new administrative division. The victim’s lifeless body was discovered on Thursday, February 19, 2026, lying in a ravine below the road that crosses this hill. According […]
Persistent violence by the Imbonerakure: a 15-year-old girl murdered in Kirama after being raped.
The hill of Kirama, in the Mudende zone (Rumonge commune, Burunga province), is in shock after the murder of IRANKUNDA Estella, 15, a 6th grade student at Sambwe Primary School. The girl was found lifeless in a forest near her home, where she had gone to look for firewood with two other children. 🔶 The […]
Young Miner Shot Dead by a Police Officer Acting on Orders of an Imbonerakure, Community Refuses Burial and Demands Justice
Kayanza, February 5, 2026 – A shocking and serious incident occurred at a mining site on Munege Hill, in the former Kabarore Commune (now Kayanza Commune), Butanyerera Province, where a 22-year-old civilian was shot dead by a police officer allegedly acting under the direct orders of an Imbonerakure. Outraged by what they describe as a […]