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Burundi: medical letter-writing action: conditions in regroupment (forced relocation) camps

Amnesty International is calling on the Burundian authorities to end the practice of forcibly relocating people and restricting their freedom of movement, to protect those inside and outside the camps from human rights violations, to prevent the spread of disease and to ensure that those in the camps have access to humanitarian aid.

Burundi: medical letter writing action: conditions in regroupment (forced relocation) camps: update no.1

In February 2000, following growing international condemnation of the regroupment policy, the Burundian government announced it would progressively close the camps in Rural Bujumbura. The closure program was slow to start but took on momentum in early June. In the following days three camps were cleared by the Burundian security forces within a matter of … Continue reading Burundi: medical letter writing action: conditions in regroupment (forced relocation) camps: update no.1

Burundi: forced relocation: new patterns of human rights abuses

Since February 1996, hundreds of thousands of Hutu civilians in conflict-ridden provinces of Burundi have been forced to leave their hills and are confined to camps, creating a new category of displaced persons known as regroupés. Although the government claims that this regroupment process is voluntary and intended to protect the population, hundreds of men, … Continue reading Burundi: forced relocation: new patterns of human rights abuses

Zaire: violent persecution by state and armed groups

Amnesty International is issuing this report to highlight the vital importance of placing human rights protection squarely at the heart of all attempts to resolve the crisis in eastern Zaire. It is calling on all parties to the conflicts and on the international community to act now to stop the bloodshed. The Zairian authorities and … Continue reading Zaire: violent persecution by state and armed groups