Civil society's opinion...
ABJ, OAG, FORSC, Ligue ITEKA and LDGL Associations published on March 14 a declaration on the security situation prevailing in the country. Read declaration Forty-six Burundian members of Parliament say they fear for their security; they have just addressed a correspondence to the United Nations Secretary General asking him to get involved in order to guarantee their security. Read the letter Burundian organizations of media professionals wonder about the series of libelous and insulting declarations by political authorities against the Burundian press family. The astonishment of these organizations is especially related to the qualifier by some of these authorities who compared certain Burundian media with the notorious Radio Television des Mille Collines. For these organizations, that is vulgarizing the crime of genocide and aims at finding a scapegoat in the difficulties the country is facing. It is with an aim of avoiding confusion put in the opinion that these organizations issued Friday February 22, 2008 a press release. Read the communiqué Human rights organizations issued Thursday February 14, 2008 a declaration in which they deplore the continuous deterioration of humans rights situation in the country. Read the declaration
More than 70 women's organizations denounce the alarming security situation in Burundi in a memorandum addressed to the Head of State this 1st February 2008, they suggest solutions in order to bring back security to all the territory. The deadlock of the peace agreements between the government and the FNL, a heavy circulation of firearms, a tendency to use militias for power control, or violence against women, all these evils undermining Burundian society are denounced by these women's organizations. Read the declaration The CNDD-FDD commemorated Saturday September 01 the 2nd anniversary of its victory in the 2005 elections. In this connection, the OLUCOME notes, once more, that the CNDD-FDD uses the cartage of the State and request the Government to respect the line which it set as regards fight against mismanagement of the state. Read OLUCOME's press release on economic mismanagement during the celebration of the 2nd anniversary of the CNDD-FDD The Forum for the reinforcement of the civil society, FORSC, held a press conference this afternoon of August 03 in Bujumbura to mark its concern and disapproval of the deterioration of the socio-political situation in Burundi. It asks all concerned to put forth the interests of Burundians. Read the declaration by the Forum for the Reinforcement of the Civil Society (FORSC) on the socio-political situation in Burundi The action group of Burundian human rights associations has just issued a declaration in which it gives its position regarding December 31, 2007 deadline, date the Great Lakes Sub-Region recommended for effective implementation of the Agreements signed between the Government and Palipehutu-FNL. Read the declaration The National Council of Bashingantahe issued a declaration on August 31, 2007 in which it recalls to country leaders their role in the emergence of peaceful Burundi. Read the message from the National Council of Bashingantahe to Imboneza (Burundi Leaders) Some deputies and senators addressed on August 16, 2007 a letter to the Head of State in which they give him proposals to end the crisis. Read the letter Worried by the degradation of the political and socio-economic situation in the country, women parliamentarians wrote to the Head of State on August 15, 2007. Read the letter 17 women's organizations from Burundian civil society issued a declaration on August 13 2007 about their concerns over the situation prevailing in the country. Read declaration The Forum for Strengthening the Civil Society (FORSC) addressed on August 13, 2007 to the president of the Republic a letter in which it tells him worries and concerns about the evolution of the socio-political situation. Read the letter Women parliamentarians, gathered together within AFEPABU and SOFEPA associations, issued a declaration on August 10, 2007 to denounce the contents of the newspaper Intumwa Nº 108. Read declaration Catholic Bishops of Burundi, after having analyzed the situation in the country, addressed, this 9 August 2007, a declaration to politicians. Read declaration
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