13 year old Kaneza (not her real name) from the province of Bujumbura Rural was raped by a 22-year-old man in September 2007. Kaneza did not tell anyone about the rape until she found that she was pregnant. She told her uncle’s wife, who immediately reported the rape to the police.
The alleged perpetrator was arrested and questioned, and confessed to the rape. Kaneza’s family thought that this would be enough to prosecute the perpetrator, though he was released several days later.
Kaneza recently gave birth to a child. The man who allegedly raped her remains free.
Please demand justice for a 13 year old girl from Bujumbura Rural, Burundi by taking the online action.
The aim of this action is to apply pressure on the Public Prosecutor of Burundi. Amnesty International wants him to ask the Public Prosecutor of Bujumbura Rural to resume legal proceedings in case number RMP 3559/NT.F of Parquet de Bujumbura Rural including the re-arrest and trial of the suspected perpetrator.
Emails will be collected throughout the duration of the action. At the end of the action, the total number of e-mails will be sent to the local radio station. The results will be publicized over the air and the Public Prosecutor will be requested to respond publicly. The action is to last two months.
Please make the effort to take this action to obtain justice for the young girl and share the action with other human rights activists and anyone else who may be interested.
Thank you.
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