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A case submitted by TRIAL International to the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) shows just how vulnerable opponents of...
07.09.2020 - (Last modified: 08.09.2020)
On 22 August 2020 three members of a militia in South Kivu were convicted by the Bukavu military tribunal. Bitale Leonar...
02.09.2020 - (Last modified: 19.10.2020)
On 19 July 2020, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) rendered its’ first decisio...
28.08.2020 - (Last modified: 27.08.2020)
Each 30 August, the world remembers that enforced disappearances is a widespread crime in many countries. Often used to...
In partnership with over 40 Burundian and international NGOs, TRIAL International co-signed a letter to the Permanent Re...
21.08.2020 - (Last modified: 20.08.2020)
In order to reach out to the most isolated populations, many Congolese organizations do not hesitate to enter the heart...
29.07.2020 - (Last modified: 04.04.2022)
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Yahya Jammeh was born in 1969 in Kanilai in Gambia. In 1984, he entered gendarmerie and gradually made his way to the top, reaching the position of commander of the military police, a position which he held between 1991 and 1992. On 22 July 1994, he came to power following a coup d’état. A transitional government was subsequently established and lasted until 19...
28.07.2020 - (Last modified: 05.01.2021)
Since 2015, several political opponents and activists have disappeared without a trace. Burundian authorities, which hav...
The world discovered with horror, just 25 years ago, that barbarism was not a thing of the past. Within a few days start...
19.06.2020 - (Last modified: 18.06.2020)
The 19 June marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. This day is a reminder that...
Joint declaration from civil society organizations
On 20 May 2020, Burundian citizens will vote on triple presidential,...
14.05.2020 - (Last modified: 20.05.2020)
Convicted last year for the rape of a woman during the war, the perpetrator has paid the compensation awarded to the sur...
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