Category: Human Rights
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Burundi: Trial of Dr Christophe Sahabo
On June 15, 2023, the trial of Dr. Christophe Sahabo opened in a public hearing before the Muha High Court in Bujumbura, accompanied by his lawyer and in the presence of the civil party. During this second public hearing, according to Itara Burundi newspaper sources, Dr. Christophe Sahabo was assisted by his lawyer and pleaded…
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Burundi: Five Human Rights Defenders arrested
Four human rights defenders were arrested yesterday morning, February 14, 2023, at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport on their way to Kampala, Uganda, for a meeting, and another was arrested in Ngozi the same day. According to Itara Burundi Newspaper’s sources, these names were been expected since the day before; all planes were searched for the…
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A person died after a police officer shot him in Bujumbura
This morning, June 22, 2022, a police officer shot him at close range while he was waiting to be served in fuel, and he died immediately. The queue of people looking for fuel was very long. A man found himself in front of a microfinance “Le haugue Family Microfinance Umuryango” in the center of Bujumbura, the economic capital city of Burundi,…