Burundi: Massacre Highlights Lack of Rights

Following the massacre of the 160 Congolese refugees in a temporary camp in Burundi, the US Committee for Refugees (USCR) has said that too little is being done to ensure the basic human rights of refugees who are confined to camps or segregated settlements. "Refugees are frequently warehoused in remote, desolate and dangerous border areas in conditions of hopelessness and despair, subject to aggression, sexual exploitation, and risk of attack and murder," said USCR's statement, issued last week.