An ominous cloud has hung over Burundi ever since Mr Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in as president for a controversial third term in August. The re-election campaign was bloody and the man even survived a coup attempt.
Killings, arrests and detentions raise concern over the government's ability and commitment to respect and guarantee the basic rights to life of its people. Some 200 Burundians have been killed in strange circumstances and an estimated 200,000 have fled their country to seek sanctuary in neighbouring countries. Tanzania is currently hosting thousands in Kigoma Region.
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