This bulletin presents the human rights situation in Burundi during the week of September 22 to 28, 2025. In this report, the Iteka League also examines the political, security, judicial, and environmental context. It also analyzes illustrative cases of violations of civil and political rights as well as economic, social, and cultural rights.
The human rights violations observed and documented by the Iteka League are as follows: at least 7 people killed, including 4 bodies found deceased; 5 victims of gender-based violence, including 2 victims of sexual violence; 3 people kidnapped and/or reported missing; and 1 person subjected to arbitrary arrest in Kirundo. It should be noted that the victim is a Rwandan soldier pursuing stolen cows.
The main suspects of these violations are administrative officers, police officers, soldiers, and young Imbonerakure members of the ruling party, the CNDD-FDD. Read more