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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