| 841 - 860 of 1000 Burundi News Headlines |
Page 43 of 50 Pages |
Africa: trailing in IP Per Capita
Global Voices Online - Thursday, March 15, 2007
p>White African posts a chart showing IP per capita in the world , “African countries represent the bottom of the chart. Actually, 8 of the bottom 10 are African countries (Madacascar, Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Burundi, Malawi, Ethiopia, Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo). That’s not a good thing, but... more
|
Burundi: permanent solution to violence
Global Voices Online - Thursday, March 15, 2007
p>“But to the Burundians I know, the idea that “peace and reconciliation” could be achieved while killers remain in power is a cruel joke. The difficult, messy truth is that democracy alone is not enough. Only by ensuring that Burundi’s war criminals are prosecuted under international law, can we hope... more
|
Burundi: Titanic Express massacre
Global Voices Online - Thursday, March 15, 2007
p>Agathon Rwasa remembers the victims of the Titanic Express massacre in Burundi. ... more
|
Burundi: Where No means Yes
Global Voices Online - Thursday, March 15, 2007
p>Expat blogger BeneBurundi is learning about local culture (Fr): “Communicating with people from Burundi is all about subtlety and interpretation; for example if you’re proposed to and you decline with a ‘no’, it is highly possible that what will be heard will be ‘yes, maybe one day... more
|
Mwapachu Seeks ADB Funds to Expand Customs Union
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 15, 2007
he East African Community has approached the African Development Bank for financial assistance to extend Customs Union programmes to Rwanda and ... more
|
Countries Earn $419 Million From Exports to U.S.
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 15, 2007
he three East African states of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, along with Rwanda and Burundi - the two latest entrants to the East African Community (EAC) - failed once again to pass the $0.5 billion in combined total annual exports to the US last ... more
|
Common Law On Management of River Nile Sought
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 15, 2007
lans to formulate common laws on the effective management of the River Nile Basin are at an advanced stage, a Burundian minister has ... more
|
UN Envoy On Children in Conflict Hails Progress in Burundi But Says More Needed
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 15, 2007
he Central African State of Burundi has made progress in protecting children from the ravages of armed conflict, but more still needs to be done, especially to improve detention facilities for minors charged with belonging to armed groups, the top United Nations envoy on children and armed conflict said ... more
|
Rwanda, Burundi to Join EABC in June
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 15, 2007
he East African Business Council (EABC) admits Rwanda and Burundi into its ranks after the June 8 annual general meeting in ... more
|
More Needs to Be Done to Protect Children from Conflict and Trafficking
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 15, 2007
hildren are often the undeserving victims of societal problems and Burundian children are no exceptions. Just as Radhika Coomaraswamy, the United Nations special representative of the secretary general for children and armed conflict visits Burundi in order to start discussing the reintegration of former Burundian child soldiers and child sexual... more
Advertisement
|
Burundi: Rights Protections at Risk with New Government
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
Torture and Summary Executions Documented in Ongoing War
The election of a new government in Burundi has not brought an end to human rights violations by all sides in the country’s brutal civil war, Human Rights Watch said today. ... more
|
Burundi: Donors Must Press for End to Continuing Abuses
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
Torture and Killings Persist, While Progress on Justice for War Crimes Stalls
Donors beginning aid discussions with Burundi’s government on February 28 must press for an end to summary executions, torture and other human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued ... more
|
Burundi: Work With U.N. on Justice and Reconciliation
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
Releases of Detainees Underline Need for Speedy Justice
Burundian authorities and United Nations experts, due to meet Monday, should ensure the speedy establishment of mechanisms to address grave violations of international law committed in political and ethnic conflicts in this central African nation, Human Rights Watch said today. ... more
|
Burundi: Free Expression Under Threat
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
Prominent Peace Advocate Imprisoned
The former parliamentarian and activist Térence Nahimana should be released at once, Human Rights Watch said today, adding that his imprisonment raises questions about freedom of expression in ... more
|
Burundi: Former Child Soldiers Languish in Custody
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
Authorities Must Provide for Their Rehabilitation and Reintegration
The Burundian government is detaining rather than rehabilitating former child soldiers associated with the rebel National Liberation Forces, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released ... more
|
Burundi: Alleged Coup Plotters Tortured
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
The government of Burundi must ensure that individuals who were arrested this week in connection with an alleged coup plot are not tortured by agents of the National Information Service, Human Rights Watch said today. ... more
|
Burundi: Hospital Officials Detain Hundreds of Insolvent Patients
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
Burundian state hospitals routinely detain patients who are unable to pay their hospital bills, Human Rights Watch and the Burundian Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained Persons said in a new report released today. The patients can be detained for weeks or even months in abysmal conditions.... more
|
Burundi: End Abuses by Intelligence Service
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
Prosecute Agents Implicated in Killings, Torture, and Arbitrary Detention
The government of Burundi must bring to justice members of the national intelligence service (SNR) at all levels of the chain of command responsible for serious rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Over the past year,... more
|
Burundi: New UN Peacebuilding Body Must Stress Human Rights
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
When the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission meets with representatives of the Burundian government tomorrow, this new UN body designed to promote recovery for countries after armed conflicts should emphasize the crucial need for human rights protection in Burundi, Human Rights Watch said ... more
|
Burundi: Children Behind Bars Suffer Abuse
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, March 15, 2007
Donors Should Help Implement Reforms to Protect Children
Children in Burundi who find themselves in conflict with the law face serious abuses in a criminal justice system that treats them as adults, Human Rights Watch said in a report released ... more
|