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Burundi: human rights activist's 32-year jail sentence reduced to one yearResponse to news that the Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki has had his 32-year prison sentence reduced to one year on appeal.
Press release 22 Jun 2021 -
Burundi: Journalist Jean Bigirimana now missing 1,500 daysOn International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty is calling for the truth regarding the whereabouts of Burundi journalist Jean Bigirimana.
Press release 29 Aug 2020 -
Urgent Action: Missing human rights defender believed killedMarie-Claudette Kwizera, a human rights defender, is believed to have been killed after she was abducted by authorities.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Oct 2019 -
BURUNDI: Amnesty demands immediate reinstatement of BBC
Burundi and Amnesty
Press release 29 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender marks one year in Burundi prison
Human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Germain Rukuki was arrested one year ago. He requires further treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Burundi human rights defender held in pre-trial detention
Burundian human rights defender Nestor Nibitanga has spent more than five months in pre-trial detention.
Urgent action outcomes 01 May 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defenders sentenced to 10 years in Burundi
Three human rights defenders from Burundi were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 01 May 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Burundian prisoner conscience on trial
Germain Rukuki remains in prison after appearing before court for the second time on 3 April 2018.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender's trial starts in Burundi
Burundian human rights defender, Germain Rukuki, is being prosecuted for ‘threatening state security’ and ‘rebellion’
Urgent action outcomes 13 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Detained human rights defender awaiting trial in Burundi
Nestor Nibitanga remains in detention awaiting trial for charges of ‘threatening state security’ and ‘rebellion’.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: Members of Burundi NGO wrongly accused, facing trial
Three member of NGO are on trial for “threatening state security” and using fake documents.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: Defender accused of undermining state security in Burundi
Defender Nestor Nibitanga was arrested in Gitega on 21 November.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2017 -
Burundi's withdrawal from the ICC a 'cynical attempt to evade justice'Press release 27 Oct 2017
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Urgent Action update: Burundian journalist is still missing
Burundian journalist, Jean Bigirimana, is still missing, two months after he was reported to have been arrested by security forces outside the capital, Bujumbura.
Urgent action outcomes 27 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action: Whereabouts of Burundian journalist unknown
Jean Bigirimana was last seen in Bugarama, Muramvya province, on 22 July. There are indications that Jean Bigirimana was arrested by security forces. The police spokesperson has however denied these allegations.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Aug 2016 -
Burundi: warning that country is facing 'human rights crisis'Press release 17 Dec 2015
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Burundi: Media clampdown intensifies in aftermath of coup attemptPress release 12 Jun 2015
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'They know who did it and they're not acting': The Gatumba massacre 10 years onBlog post 14 Aug 2014
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Topsy-turvy justice in Burundi - human rights defenders languish in jail while mass murder goes unpunishedRichard's sister was killed in one of the many massacres that plagued the small African nation in recent memory. He blogs on a new generation enduring bloodshed and terror in Burundi, some of them railing against political oppression despite frightening…
Blog post 29 Jul 2014
