This report on the human rights situation in Burundi from July to September 2025 examines
the political, judicial, governance, security, economic, and humanitarian contexts. It also
reviews civil and political rights, as well as social, economic, and cultural rights. The present
report concludes with a conclusion and recommendations.
Thus, the human rights situation was reported as follows: at least 84 people killed, 37 bodies
found, 46 victims of gender-based violence (GBV) including 23 cases of sexual violence
against minors (22 cases), 12 people tortured, 10 people kidnapped and/or missing, as well as
43 people arbitrarily arrested.
Members of political parties were not spared, as follows: 12 members of CNDD-FDD
(including 5 cases of arrest, 1 person kidnapped, 1 person tortured, 4 cases of killings, 1 victim
of GBV) and 3 members of the UPRONA party were victims of torture (2 cases) and killings
(1 case). ) as well as the CNL party (1 case of torture).
Members of the Imbonerakure militia, administrative staff, SNR agents, soldiers and police
are singled out as alleged perpetrators of most of these allegations of human rights violations
and killings. Read more