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Human Rights

Burundi Faces Mounting Pressure Over Prison Overcrowding and Arbitrary Detentions

Lawmakers, activists and opposition leaders accuse the justice system of fueling arbitrary detentions and ignoring presidential pardons, leaving prisons operating at up to...

ByMay 22, 2026
Justice

UN Rapporteur Reports Escalating Rights Violations in Burundi

Report to the Human Rights Council cites intimidation in elections, land confiscations, and abuses against refugees amid worsening socio-economic conditions

BySeptember 24, 2025

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