The right of voluntary return for Congolese refugees must be preserved by the Government of Burundi and UNHCR

Within the framework of 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 who have fled the crisis shaking the East of the DRC. Continue reading The right of voluntary return for Congolese refugees must be preserved by the Government of Burundi and UNHCR

REPORT OF THE BURUNDIAN LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS “ITEKA” ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURUNDI FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 2026

This report on the human rights situation in Burundi from January to March 2026 also examines civil and political rights, as well as social, economic, and cultural rights. The report concludes with a summary and recommendations. Thus, the human rights Continue reading REPORT OF THE BURUNDIAN LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS “ITEKA” ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURUNDI FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 2026

Paramilitary training at the KIGARIKA seed center located on Ngarama hill, Ruyigi zone, Ruyigi commune in Buhumuza province

In UMUSEKE program, human rights organizations, the Burundian League for Human Rights Iteka and King Umurundi Freedom continue to raise the alarm about the worrying security situation, which is often a source of massive human rights violations and hinders the Continue reading Paramilitary training at the KIGARIKA seed center located on Ngarama hill, Ruyigi zone, Ruyigi commune in Buhumuza province

Statement by the Iteka League on the abduction and disappearance of Mrs. Chadia Mukaremera, employee of the CNIDH

Since February 25, 2026, Mrs. Chadia Mukaremera, housewife at the National Independent Human Rights Commission (CNIDH), residing in the Nyakabiga I quarter, on 13th Avenue, Mukaza commune, Bujumbura province, has been reported missing. According to various sources of information, the Continue reading Statement by the Iteka League on the abduction and disappearance of Mrs. Chadia Mukaremera, employee of the CNIDH

REPORT OF THE BURUNDIAN LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS “ITEKA” ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURUNDI FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2026

Between January and February 2025, Burundi experienced a tumultuous situation, marked by serious human rights violations attributed to state agents or their representatives and other individuals, in a climate of impunity. Despite civil society’s attempts to denounce these abuses, the Continue reading REPORT OF THE BURUNDIAN LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS “ITEKA” ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURUNDI FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2026