This monthly report for October 2025 is a summary of the weekly Iteka n’Ijambo bulletins from issues 494 to 498. It covers the political, security, judicial, governance, humanitarian, and environmental context that marked this period. It also reviews civil and political rights and economic, social, and cultural rights. Finally, this report concludes with a summary and recommendations.
The situation of civil and political rights during the period covered by this report can be summarized as follows: 37 people were killed, including 27 bodies; 1 person was tortured; 9 people were abducted, including one who reappeared; 11 people were victims of gender-based violence, including 7 girls who were raped, 6 of whom were minors; and 48 people were arbitrarily arrested and detained. It should be noted that among those arrested, 40 were arrested during a raid in Bujumbura in the Rumuri “Ancienne Nyakabiga” neighborhood and detained in the Special Investigation Office (BSR).
Imbonerakure, police officers, administrative agents, SNR agents, and soldiers are being singled out as the alleged perpetrators of most of these human rights violations and murders. Read the report