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Human Rights Watch’s Birgit Schwarz talks to Burundi researcher Clémentine de Montjoye about why Nkina’s case is emblematic for the state of human rights in Burundi today, and how his release would signal that Burundi’s authorities are serious about democratic reforms and breaking with the country’s repressive past.
Since sacking his prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni earlier this month, the president Evariste Ndayishimiye has striven to regain control of several sectors, including Burundi s influential
Last week Burundi’s president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, removed government officials he said he no longer trusted, including the prime minister, Alain Guillaume Bunyoni. His replacement, Gervais Ndirakobuca, is likely a step back in terms of safeguarding fundamental rights in Burundi.