Burundi Times

Joint NGO letter ahead of EU-China summit

Brussels, 18 March 2022 To: Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European Commission Charles MichelPresident of the European Council CC: Josep Borrell FontellesHigh Representative for Foreign Affairs / Vice-President...

Rights groups want EU-China Summit to include human rights

A group of human rights organisations have petitioned EU leaders to include human rights as part of discussions at the EU-China summit later this year. The...

Chinese Government Employee Convicted of Participating in Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Fraudulently Obtain U.S. Visas

A federal jury convicted a New Jersey man for his involvement in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain U.S. visas for Chinese government employees. According to...

Mistreatment in childbirth, a human rights and healthcare problem, new study warns

Advancing that mistreatment of “pregnant women, adolescent girls, and persons, as well as newborns” is a “pervasive problem around the globe”, WHO alerted for women everywhere facing...

3 dead after a heavy down pour in South Western Burundi

At least three people died including two children aged 8 and 10 years during the torrential rain in Rumonge province located in the South...