This bulletin presents the human rights situation in Burundi during the week of March 16–22, 2026. In this report, the Iteka League also examines the humanitarian, security, judicial, governance, and environmental contexts. It further analyzes incidents illustrating violations of civil and political rights, economic, social, and cultural rights, as well as rights specific to particular groups.
The human rights violations observed and documented by the Iteka League for this period are as follows: at least 9 people killed, including 5 whose bodies were found, 3 victims of unexplained suicides; 4 victims of GBV, all of whom were girls who had been raped, as well as 3 people arbitrarily arrested.
This report also covers 8 people who died during the reporting period: 7 who were electrocuted and 1 Central African soldier who was undergoing training in Bururi commune and died under unexplained circumstances.
Among the victims are 1 woman killed, 4 girls raped, and a newborn abandoned and discarded by its mother.
Members of the Imbonerakure militia affiliated with the ruling CNDD-FDD party, SNR agents, police officers, and government officials are accused of being the main alleged perpetrators of these human rights violations. Read more