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- Burundians Say Peace Must Include Tough Rape Laws. Women’s ENews, 13 September 2007.
As postwar Burundi prepares for a reconciliation process based on South Africa's, women's rights advocates say the first step must be bringing the perpetrators of sexual violence to justice.
- Sexual violence, cultural prejudice put women in HIV crosshairs.
IRIN PlusNews, 03 September 2007.
The low social status of Burundi's women leaves them vulnerable to sexual violence, while cultural taboos prevent them from seeking help. This is compounding their risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, according to local non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
- Burundi rape victims face severe social stigmas.
San Francisco Chronicle, 26 August 2007.
In a dirt yard surrounded by small mud huts in the slums of Bujumbura, Nadege Minanini, in a swirling red dress and pink head scarf, clutches the hand of her 5-year-old daughter, Bella.
- Sex and drugs leave Bujumbura's homeless at risk of HIV.
Irin News, 11 July 2007.
A spate of violent rapes in the capital in 2005 was blamed on street dwellers, prompting the government to round up all street children and house them in a local rehabilitation centre, but a few months later they were back on the streets.
- Coffee harvest linked to increase in gender-based violence.
IRIN News, 25 May 2007.
The April-July coffee harvest period in Burundi has been linked to increases in gender-based violence and the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
- U.N. rights chief says sexual violence in eastern Congo and Burundi is at an appalling level.
The International Herald Tribune, 31 May 2007.
The level of gender-based sexual violence has reached appalling levels in eastern Congo and Burundi and stronger efforts are needed to ostracize perpetrators of such crimes, the U.N. human rights chief said Thursday.
- Armed banditry, sexual violence increasing, says watchdog.
Reuters AlertNet, 16 May, 2007.
Human rights violations, including executions by armed bandits and sexual violence against women and children, have continued in Burundi despite an improvement in the political landscape, a national watchdog has said.
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