12.08.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Séraphine Ngendakumana - "I have never been home, I know nobody""

Having lived most of her life outside Burundi, Séraphine Ngendakumana, 36, returned in November 2006 but remained in transit site at Gitara in Southern province of Makamba; Like thousands of other returnees, Ngendakumana is awaiting resettlement; she knows her province of origin but has never been to the village where she was born [ID 103380]

10.08.2008 - Source:UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

"Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News; 4 - 10 August 2008"

Update on the humanitarian situation from 4 to 10 August 2008 (coordination/contact group meeting, assistance to Burundians expelled from Tanzania, protection and community reintegration of returnees, update on food aid distribution) [ID 104434]

03.08.2008 - Source:UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

"Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News; 28 July – 03 August 2008"

Update on the humanitarian situation from 28 July to 03 August (repatriation of Burundian refugees, human rights violations, food aid, food security) [ID 103803]

27.07.2008 - Source:UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

"Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News; 21 – 27 July 2008"

Update on the humanitarian situation from 21 to 27 July 2008 (repatriation of Burundian refugees, food aid, food security) [ID 103802]

25.07.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News, 14 - 20 Jul 2008" , Author: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Weekly update on humanitarian situation (14 - 20 July 2008) [ID 101474]

23.07.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Human rights record "shows no improvement""

At least 400 people were killed in the first quarter of 2008, according to Iteka, a rights group [ID 101195]

13.07.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News, 07 - 13 Jul 2008" , Author: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Update on situation in country  from 07 to 13 July 2008 (humanitarian issues, security situation, Burundians expelled from Tanzania, food aid distribution) [ID 100864]

11.07.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Rebel group slowing peace process, says government"

Government accuses rebel Palipehutu-Forces for National Liberation (FNL) of recruiting new combatants and delaying the peace process [ID 100123]

11.07.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News, 30 Jun - 06 Jul 2008" , Author: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Weekly update on humanitarian situation (30 June - 06 July 2008) [ID 100547]

09.07.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Burundi rebels have resumed attacks: government" , Author: Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Government accuses rebel National Liberation Forces (FNL) of resuming attacks on civilians and looting in their villages [ID 100060]

02.07.2008 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2008"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2007 [ID 99561]

22.06.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News, 16 - 22 Jun 2008" , Author: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Weekly update on humanitarian situation (16 - 22 June 2008) [ID 99213]

20.06.2008 - Source:UK Home Office

"Country of Origin Information Report; Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)"

Report on female genital mutilation (FGM) (practice, legal framework, protection) in 53 African countries [ID 101174]

19.06.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Burundi arrests 'rebel recruits'"

Army says it has arrested more than 100 recruits of the country's last active rebel group [ID 98716]

19.06.2008 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Steadfast in Protest; Annual Report 2007" , Author: The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

Annual report on the situation of human rights defenders and on obstacles to freedom of association in 2007 [ID 98674]

17.06.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Constitutional Court Decision Unseats 22 Lawmakers"

22 independent members of the National Assembly ousted by the Constitutional Court; they were elected as members of the ruling National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), left the party or were expelled; other independent deputies supporting government can stay in power [ID 98614]

17.06.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Cantonment of rebel FNL fighters set to begin"

Bubanza Province: Last active rebel leader, Agathon Rwasa, has declared the end of the armed struggle against the government at a ceremony to mark the formal start of the cantonment of his fighters [ID 98915]

17.06.2008 - Source:UK Home Office

"Country of Origin Information Key Documents; Burundi"

Background information and index to key source documents on Burundi [ID 99175]

14.06.2008 - Source:US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants 

"World Refugee Survey 2008"

Annual report on conditions affecting refugees and asylum seekers in 2007 [ID 99924]

12.06.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Rebel leader's return a boon for peace prospects"

Bujumbura: FNL rebel leader Rwasa returned from exile to take part in peace talks [ID 98539]

11.06.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Displaced civilians back home in Kabezi"

Thousands of civilians who fled their homes near Burundian capital of Bujumbura in May, following clashes between the army and opposition fighters, have returned to their villages [ID 98181]

11.06.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"FNL rebels 'still recruiting children'"

Bubanza province, Musigati, Rugazi and Gihanga communes: According to senior official, Forces nationales de libération (FNL), Burundi's last active armed opposition group, has continued to recruit children into its ranks despite recent moves to end rebellion [ID 98223]

10.06.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Grappling with widespread sexual abuse"

Bujumbura: According to League Iteka, Burundian human rights group, cases of rape resulting from fighting between Forces Nationales de Libération (FNL) and government troops have increased over past 5 months; number of victims younger than 18 rises; low rate of successful prosecutions for sexual crimes [ID 98171]

04.06.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Trafficking in Persons Report 2008"

Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 [ID 98239]

30.05.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Top exiled Burundi rebel returns"

Leader of Burundi's last active rebel group, National Liberation Forces (FNL), returns from exile in Tanzania 4 days after ceasefire has been signed [ID 97733]