Catégorie : Human Rights

Ubuzima bubi: Kimwe mu bituma abana baja mw’ibarabara no kunywa ibiyayuramutwe

Diane Kezakimana

Kuja mw’ibarabara canke kunywa ibiyayuramutwe ngo akenshi birashobora gutumwa n’ububabare, amagorwa, agahinda canke ubuzima bubi umuntu arimwo, acamwo canke yabayemwo bikamunanira kubwihanganira canke gutorera umuti ingorane aba afise. Ndereyimana Bienvenu, umwe mubo ivyo vyashikiye, aratwiganira uko vyamugendeye. Ndereyimana Bienvenu ni umusore avuka i Gisozi mu ntara ya Mwaro. Ni umwe kandi mu bana bakuze banywa ibiyayuramutwe ndetse akanihereza amabarabara. Ivyo ngo yabikora abitumwe n’ubuzima bubabaje yavutse yisangamwo akanabukuriramwo. Ariko ngo amaze gushikana imyaka 25, yarahavuye aravavanura burundu n’iyo ngeso yo kunywa ibiyayuramutwe n’aho ingaruka mbi yasigaranye zitabuze nko guhinduka ku…

People with mental diseases: Threats and victims at the same time

Eliabu IZODUKIZA

On 22nd July 2021, two children were stabbed to death by a person known to have mental problems at Kizi in Gasorwe Commune, Muyinga province. Shortly after the incident, people started to question the threat that the society may be faced with when mentally sick people are unsupervised. Let’s review this sensitive issue which jeopardizes population’s health and security. Mentally sick people are seen and met almost everywhere in Bujumbura, the economic capital city of Burundi. Many of them are street beggars. They have no relative or family in the…

Burundi: Uguturatuzwa kw’abakenyezi n’abo bubakanye n’ubu biracahari

David Nahimana

Ituratuzwa ry’abakenyezi riracibonekeza mu ngo zimwe zimwe. Ivyo, iyo bishitse, mu rugo ngo ntibiheza bigende neza kuko umukenyezi adaheza nawe ngo akurikirane neza abo aba ajejwe kurera. Abakera nibo bayamaze bati: “Nta mwonga ubura isato iba idahizwe”, muri iki kiringo c’iminsi 16 y’isekeza ryo kurwanya amabi afatiye ku gitsina, inkuru ya Evelyne Ndayishimiye irerekana ko iryo sekeza ryaje hageze. Si agaseseshwa rumuri amabi afatiye ku gitsina aracibonekeza hano mu gihugu cacu ndetse no muri Afrika nzima. Ivyo biri uko kandi mu gihe kuwa 25 Munyonyo uko umwaka utashe Uburundi bwama…

Early and Unintended pregnancies: a hindrance to success for girls

Isaac Irakoze

Unintended pregnancies in the school environment in Burundi is a big challenge that shatters dreams for many girls. What should be done to prevent and reduce them? Isaac Irakoze goes through this great issue in our society. Over the past decades, woman’s responsibilities were limited to domestic activities, giving birth to children, feeding and educating them. Homemaking was supposed to be her only main task. The school was reserved exclusively to boys. ‘‘Ntamashure y’umukobwa (School is not important for girls),’’ many Burundians unfortunately believed. ‘‘Buraca bugacana ayandi (the future may…

It’s a farewell to Emelyne Nduwayezu and Mama Badeda, victims of Bujumbura attacks.

Christophe Niyongabo

Women as we know are the most vulnerable humans who are deeply concerned by threats of war and gender based violence. Even more so are women at risk as they are unable to defend and protect themselves against atrocities and do not have the ability to be their own advocates especially when war is waging. The proof: Emelyne Nduwayezu, born in 1991 in Muramvya, is one of the victims of the grenade attacks, which took place in the city center on Tuesday. Her family and friends speak of a « good…