Ligue Iteka

The Burundian League for Human Rights Iteka is deeply concerned about the harmful effects of the border closure between Rwanda and Burundi. The consequences of this government decision, which restricts the movement of goods and people between the two countries, Continue reading The Government of Burundi must put an end to the threats of summary execution and open the border with Rwanda→

Within the framework of the UMUSEKE program, human rights organizations, the Burundian League for Human Rights Iteka and King Umurundi Freedom continue to document the humanitarian situation of Congolese refugees and Burundian returnees from the United Republic of Tanzania. Read Continue reading Alert N° 7 : The rights of Burundian returnees from the United Republic of Tanzania must be protected by the Government of Burundi and the HCR.→

The imminent closure of Nduta camp, announced by the Tanzanian authorities, poses a serious and immediate risk of further forced returns of Burundian refugees, in clear violation of the principle of non-refoulement enshrined in the 1951 Refugee Convention. These returns Continue reading Joint Statement on the Imminent Closure of Nduta Camp and the Forced Repatriation of Burundian Refugees from Tanzania→

Since President Evariste Ndayishimiye came to power in june 2020, the Iteka League has regularly sounded the alarm about a phenomenon of lifeless bodies being found as a carefully thought-out operating procedure. This observation is based on the way, throughout Continue reading The lifeless body of the Minister of Communication, Gabby Bugaga, found: A new case illustrating a carefully thought- out mode of extrajudicial execution which adds to the 2248 cases already documented by the Iteka League.→