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Investigation | Water Crisis in Bujumbura: REGIDESO and the Collapse of a Failing System

Our organization has investigated the worsening shortage of clean water affecting Burundi’s economic capital, Bujumbura, as well as several inland provinces. This crisis, increasingly unbearable for the population, has finally pushed REGIDESO – the national public company in charge of water and electricity distribution – to break its silence. During a recent on-site visit, Innocent […]

Serious Political Violence in Gisuru (Ruyigi Province)

A new politically motivated act of violence was reported on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Gisuru commune, Ruyigi province, where an elderly woman was brutally assaulted by individuals identified as members of the Imbonerakure youth league. NSABIMANA Joselyne, 60 years old, a resident of Kinama hill, was attacked around 4:00 PM while returning from the […]

Ruyigi: umutamakazi yarakubaguwe

Joselyne Nsabimana, umutamakazi w’imyaka 60, aturuka ku mutumba wa Kinama, komine Gisuru, intara ya Ruyigi (ubuseruko bw’Uburundi) yaraye akubiswe, arahohoterwa bidasanzwe n’Imbonerakure (abanywanyi b’umuhari w’urwaruka rw’umugambwe uri ku butegetsi CNDD-FDD). Ivyo vyabaye kuri uwu wa 27 ntwarante 2022, ku muhingamo nk’isaha cumi.Uwo mutamakazi Joselyne yari atashe avuye mu mirima asanga yategerewe n’izo Mbonerakure zibiri: IKORIKWIGOMBWA […]

Former TCS Workers Denounce Labor Abuses Following Contract Termination with BRARUDI

Dozens of former employees of Total Cleaning Service (TCS), a company previously contracted by BRARUDI, are speaking out against serious violations of their labor rights. Following the end of the contract between TCS and BRARUDI, workers say they were left without pay, benefits, or official recognition. Over 400 workers affected TCS began operations on September […]