Joint APRODH – Ligue Iteka Programme: Realities Behind the Four Walls of Burundi’s Prisons
APRODH and the Burundian Human Rights League Iteka have launched a joint programme focusing on the realities and irregularities observed in the treatment of detainees in Burundi. Entitled “Realities Behind the Four Walls of Burundi’s Prisons,” the programme aims to document, episode by episode, specific situations in Burundi’s prisons in order to raise awareness among […]
Update — Ms. KABAHIZI Jeanine Released and Reunited with Her Family
KABAHIZI Has Been Released Following Our Appeal Finally, KABAHIZI Jeanine Has Been Released Following Our Appeal Yesterday, August 18, 2026, we issued an appeal on behalf of Ms. KABAHIZI Jeanine, who was being held at the Busoni Commune detention facility under circumstances that we considered unjust or contrary to the law, following a dispute related […]
Call for the Release and Protection of the Rights of Ms. KABAHIZI Jeanine
Challenge to the Detention of Ms. KABAHIZI Jeanine and Request for Judicial Intervention Citizens have denounced the detention of Ms. KABAHIZI Jeanine, a resident of Karambo Hill, Busoni Commune, Butanyerera Province. They consider the detention to be unjustified in connection with a dispute between her and the microfinance institution UCODE – Union pour la Coopération […]
Gikungu Residents Denounce Prolonged Power Outage and Call on REGIDESO to Act
Residents of Gikungu Quarter, Gihosha Zone, Ntahangwa Commune, Bujumbura Province, are calling on REGIDESO to urgently resolve a prolonged electricity outage that has affected their neighborhood since the beginning of June 2026. According to residents, the outage reportedly resulted from electrical cables that caught fire, were damaged, and subsequently fell, particularly near a Pentecostal church […]
National Assembly : Ndabirabe’s fief ? The troubling grip of Butanyerera
Third Part on Controversial Practices within the National Assembly Why does the President of the National Assembly, Daniel Gélase NDABIRABE, appear to be progressively placing this republican institution under the influence of a restricted circle of close associates, with a particularly strong presence of individuals originating from the same region? What is the real purpose […]
Businessman WAKENYA in turmoil: funds withdrawn from his account, his health raises concern
A significant amount of money was recently withdrawn from his bank account by force. Does the CNDD-FDD government intend to confiscate this businessman’s assets, or is it seeking to ruin him? How did the situation reach the point where the state decided to seize part of his fortune? More than 33 billion Burundian francs were […]
ALERT: Forced Disappearance of a Burundian National in Tanzania
MANDELA Issa, a 35-year-old Burundian national, was reportedly abducted on August 11, 2026, on Tanzanian territory. Since his presumed arrest, his family and relatives have had no news of him. His whereabouts and the reasons for his alleged abduction remain unknown. MANDELA Issa is originally from Bugoma Hill, Ruzo Zone, Butihinda Commune, Buhumuza Province. Politically, […]
Driving licences : citizens held hostage for nearly five years
How can a country go nearly five years without being able to normally issue driving licences to its citizens? What is behind this situation? And, above all, how long will it continue? For several years, many Burundians have faced serious difficulties obtaining or renewing their driving licences. Within the Special Road Police (PSR), the institution […]
Analysis Report: 336,000 School Desks in Burundi – Between Ambition, Governance Challenges, and the Need for Transparency
The human rights organizations Ligue Burundaise des Droits de l’Homme Iteka and King Umurundi Freedom, through their joint UMUSEKE programme, are publishing an analysis report on the Burundian Government’s national programme for the production and distribution of 336,000 school desks. Access to quality education begins with dignified learning conditions. Yet thousands of Burundian students continue […]
Census workers demand payment of their wages five months after completing their mission
Workers who took part in the Detailed Basic Agricultural Module (Module Agricole de Base Détaillé – MABD), a census operation organized by the Central Census Bureau (BCR – Bureau Central de Recensement), led by Nicolas NDAYISHIMIYE, are denouncing the non-payment of their wages. According to these workers, the census activities began in July 2025 and […]