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Burundi: Rights group calls for transparent investigation into prison fire

Burundi: Rights group calls for transparent investigation into prison fire

Human Rights Watch says hundreds of inmates may have died in last month’s prison fire in Burundi, and is calling for a “transparent investigation”, the BBC reports. The authorities have said no more than 46 people lost their lives. Survivors told Human Rights Watch the blaze engulfed several prison blocks …

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