Kamwe Kamwe: Inside Burundi’s Killing Machine - BBC Africa Eye documentary
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- Опубліковано 2 гру 2018
- Former Burundian intelligence agents say that the country’s security services are running secret torture and detention sites to silence dissent. Using cutting edge reconstruction techniques BBC Africa Eye examines one house in particular, which was filmed in a video posted on social media in 2016. A red liquid, which looked like blood, was seen pouring from its gutter. We ask if Burundi’s repression of opponents has now gone underground? The government has always denied any human rights violations, and declined to comment for this report.
A BBC Africa Eye investigation - produced and directed by Charlotte Attwood and Maud Jullien.
Edited by Suzanne Vanhooymissen
Spatial reconstruction and Situated Testimony: Forensic Architecture
Motion Graphics: Tom Flannery
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I am Kenyan and surprisingly, Kamwe Kamwe also means one by one in my native Kikuyu language. So sad that this government is killing the very people it is supposed to protect.
In Uganda, Kamwe Kamwe is also one by one in a local language called Luganda.
@@SandraSalomeAngolorctr No it's not Luganda. kamwe Kamwe is a Runyankore word meaning one by one. In Luganda it's Kamu Kamu
Me too kamwe means one and kamwe kamwe means one by one in my native language Tshiluba but in a deminitive sense is like you say in english ka little (meaning small little) ka is a dimintive prefix. I am from CongoDRC ( central of Congo).
Kamwe kamwe means the same in Zimbabwe too.
@@shadreckdangaphotography wow in Shona?
Imagine having your family home get turned into a government slaughterhouse
Gonna be haunted as SHIT 😳
Just fucking burn the place down honestly.
I'd never reclaim it
@@carolinenjoroge9092 Reclaim it and turn it into a haunted cafe theme. Profit 📈
@Vi you’re on to something…make all the drinks blood red…you could go the super serious direction and post photos of those who have died or gone “missing”, or…idk, rent out the cells as private dining rooms??
(I mean, pls don’t think I’m serious)
a masterpiece of investigative journalism...i am sorry that these historical groups of people are dealing with these issues
Thanks
Absolutely 👍
But how To confirm anonymous witnessess
the man who his face is hidden who fled after he was captured you are brave but you are also free never forget what you heard or saw help your people keep speaking out never silence yourself
Greed & corruption is finishing our continent. If it were not so, why would Rwanda & Burundi be two countries?
He doesnt sound free of anything
That's right because these devils will face their day soon
Greed and power will destroy our african countries, it's so sad and heart breaking.
Brenda Nyamichaba yeah this is so sad
But god bles our african brother
This is fake news. Social engineering
Don't worry western countries are doing the same thing difference is their genocide is incidious and slow but still killing people
Brenda find me on u tube com e to America
Even though you use a different voice and blurre their face is there still a chance if studied enough by their hand gestures or scars on their hands, that they could possibly identified?? It's just so scary to be telling the truth about people who would kill you in a second. Lord protect these people.
Amen
This is extremely saddening. I’m shocked, appalled and devastated to see the total destruction of humanity all for power and greed. A human life should be invaluable.
Yes. And even in the womb
Depends on where you live apparently
Should be..
@@cliveblacksheep2522 no
the burundi leaders and government should be charged with human rights violations and war crimes and arrested and put in prison
Naw... what's a few less communists?
Cureall Mouthwash order on Amazon I agree
Honestly who cares why should other countries police them?
The only people who would have enough political power to do that would be the International Criminal Courts ("ICC") and they have no right over crimes committed in Burundi after 26 October 2017. You may argue that Burundi is hiding something by withdrawing from the ICC but that is not our place to speculate, the United States withdrew their signature from the ICC and we don't speculate about a war there etc
@@katherinedouglas-hamilton1773 The Burundi regime remembered the barn door after the horses had already bolted: The ICC had already initiated an inquiry before 10/26/17. If it has the requisite backbone, the court can legally prosecute the crimes committed before that date. And there are more than enough of those.
This is horrific! Brutal beyond words.
Heal thyself African 🌟🐱🐻🦄🤣
@@strayCATchillspot ummm okay
I am crying
Thanks for being a human being
These are the kind of people who need to be prosecuted in the ICC...These are crimes against humanity
You’re right!
ICC is a joke. It's supported by criminals
@@LadiesMan96 like any institution? Even FBI
International organizations are useless. Countries need to fight each other
@@upendo.3570 No dear. The united nations and those kind of agencies should prococute.
Ever since I was a young child I have felt so bad for how people in Africa had to live and how they suffered, my heartbreaks every time I hear something new about Africa’s suffering from this story to boko haram. To see that I am now 33 yrs old and Africa is still suffering just proves that nothing in this world is ever going to get better, nothing! The ones in control do not want us happy or at peace or to have anything of value! It is only going to get worse from here on out year after year, for everywhere even America is no longer safe. God bless every living human being and may we someday have the heart to come together and fight the real enemy! 💕💕💕
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS MY FRIEND- BE SAFE-- GREETINGS FROM EIRE- P.S.YOU ARE SPOT ON TARGET WITH YOUR OBSERVATIONS VIS A VIE THOSE IN POWER - THEY ARE NOW ON VERY SHAKEY GROUNDS AGUS DESPERATE!!!-👌👌👌👌 EXCELLENT - DEUS VULT- 💚🔥💚🔥💚🔥💚🔥💚🐕👍
You ain't seen nothing yet.
It gets worse before it gets better.
Its crazy
Starvation is a real issue 😔
Your words are just words. "We have to come together and fight the real enemy" ... come on now... those are just words. It's not going to happen.
it's frightening to know that past that South korea had to go through during the democracy movement is going on in real time in Burundi. I pray that the United Nation, other african countries ,the civilians and the journalists will come to rescue Burundi from the apoclypse that is happening.
Thanks
But yet south korea wont grant them refugee because they're black. rather they give asians and americans who have better places to stay 🙄
THE UNITED NATIONS THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT KEEP US OPPRESSED THE UNITED NATIONS IS ONE OF THE WORLD GREATEST ENEMY WE CAN WIN THIS WAR EASY THE THING IS WE NEED TO KNOW OUR ENEMY ALL THESE ORGANIZATION ATE OUR ENEMIES THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM THE CDC THE FDA THE EUROPEAN UNION AND NATO MANKIND WORSE BILL GATES GEORGE SARROS KLAUSE AND THEY ALL WORK FOR THE ROCKEFELLER AND THE ROCKCHILD AND THE SO-CALLED ELITES OF AMERICA THESE PEOPLE MY FRIEND NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS EARTH THESE PEOPLE ARE A THREAT TO OUR EXISTANCE AND WE MUST GET RID OF THESE PEOPLE BEFORE WE CAN JAVE WORLD PEACE
Yeah I recall 40 years back South Korea was basically a brutal oppressive dictatorship with mass killings, torture and government sanctioned murders being routine. You could be shot or killed for minor things, protest, anti-government talk ECT.. things changed pretty suddenly
This is the most inhumane act. Killing the people you're supposed to protect.
You’re right
The problem is that the character traits required to climb the social hierarchy and become a politician with any say, are opposite to the character traits that make a good leader. Power ladders need to be more transparent. I'm talking about all countries here.
People need strong leaders, not politicians.
Politicians are people that knows how to spout words that are convenient to the majority of people.
Good leaders spouts things that needs to be changed to help improve and advance the country and its people, which is not all good and fun, which the majority of people doesn't like.
As a Burundian, I knew some of this and yet i'm still torn and chocked!!!!
@@stevenmutumbo5477 Africa will progress, we need to rid off all evil.
This is saddd
@@sowhat1273 bbn,,looiyg
Me as well dear
There's nothing else that could POSSIBLY BE besides blood! That's insane someone got that on film.... I really hope something is done about that evil operating in plain sight!
The chemicals they use in alot of garment factories, when mixed very closely resemble blood in their drains and runoffs and it also contains foam or bubbles that look like soap. In this case i would hope that it isnt whats its claimed to be because that is an extreme amount of blood colored water meaning that would be a large amount of people being killed! I always feel extreme sorrow for Africa because of what their government is capable and guilty of... i mean in some parts of Africa Albinos live in fear because they are actively hunted and killed because they are believed to be evil!
I believe the leader that was around at the time is dead, but I’m not sure the secret torture of dissidents has stopped. They’re probably just more careful with stuff like cleaning blood.
We need change in Africa. Why would an African oppress his kind?
kennedy nzuki People all around the world of every nation tongue and kindred oppress their own people. This is our evil nature. When we have weak institutions incapable of keeping these evil impulses in check then horrible things happen.
@@NegSteLucieThe hearts of men turned cold.
@Jack Kelso Sad even wild animal don't kill there own
@Jack Kelso RAPE IN CONGO.
Not all countries in Africa some are making considerable progress...this is dictatorship
That's blood for sure. These evil people will face Gods wrath
@Graff Fhe i guessed u killed someone, im tallking to my agent the fbi, 5647ser
Fix It if there is god why gid does not stopp it?
@@Flower-ck2bs because if God let's us make our own decisions and expects us to do good things and be good people. He said he will return one day and that day we will all face his judgement. The purely evil and sinful will go to hell and the good will have forever internal life in heaven. Be good and treat others right my friend
@@fixit4617 lol
@@fixit4617 Please teach the truth. Not good deeds will make the difference but whether someone has accepted christ as their personal saviour or not.
Lived in Africa for 4 years most amazing people this breaks my heart that governments in Africa don’t care
I'm African and I have the urge to round up all these corrupt presidents and do to them what El Salvador did to gangsters. But I want to slap them one by one first
What part of Africa?
South Africa in Pretoria
@@breekwhal
Pretoria
@@JETS396 ye dont count that as africa is more like europe than africa live in the slums
All the pan Africans are not saying anything, until the International Criminal Court decides to act on behalf of the victims, then we'll see them shouting colonialism. Meanwhile, there's nothing wrong with Nkurunziza killing his own citizens
This summary is everywhere all at once. How can one know what is going on when local press freedom is limited and the government is committing acts of torture in private?
You know what ? It is looks like no one cares about Burundians! There was a Tutsi genocide in 1993 but nobody spoke about it but they talked about a Rwandan Tutsi genocide!
@@EMChantalG in 93 the tutsi were in power, the hutu were weak then
no reasonable person pan african or not would support this, i dont know where you are getting this idea
Why are people so mean to each other?
People are shit. Nature's worst mistake was in creating humans..destroying everything that crosses it's path, even each other.
Jamie Ingels THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD 🌎 NEED TO LOVE LOVE LOVE
Jamie Ingels ONE ANOTHER 💘
PEOPLE PLEASE LOVE ONE ANOTHER STOP THE HATE STOP THE KILLING THANK YOU.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
mean is an understatement
It’s so Disheartening to know such facilities exist,
Carnage has reigned in Africa for long, it can’t be stopped, it can only be mitigated.
It is horrible
Black Americans who swear they have it sooooo bad in their government paid for housing and food stamps and schools and clothes on their back etc should be sent back to African countries and let them experience the motherland they always claim is soooo much better and reigns supreme 😂
Its even worse in China. They have hundreds of complexes devoted to it.
Here before some says “it’s always European” 🤡🤡
@@space4166 ironically you're the one who said it. r/selfawarewolves
The man who was killing those men should be sentenced to death! It’s so sad to see how bad people can be😭
jepp you fix
This is so sad. Oh God how can humans become so brutal to those of their own in being
MiG yes, humans are cruel. Doesnt matter rich or poor.
Humans kill , even good Humans kill and eat animals ,so not surprising ,Humans are evil but think they are children of god
How anyone can return earth to a good home its held now to heavy rasom to live
It is horrible dear! I am Burundian
@@kungmikami2496 animals kill each other too and Even people
Being a dissident risks your life in Burundi...
When there is no dissident, corruption becomes rife and finally the nation collapses.
you guys are amazing!keep on this good work! it's a blessing for the whole humanity, to one day build a better foundation
This is so heartbreaking, I'm so sad, why do we have some evil people like this
Greedy and useless
Power to powerless is a dangerous course.
Exceptional journalism and excellent presentation. Your divise is truly heroic and beautiful 👏
im so disturbed and heart broken 💔
That's 100% blood, the only way you can even pretend it's not is if you're lucky enough to have never seen that much before
This is what happens when you cannot defend yourself against the government.
Same in Nigeria
Absolutely correct
no this is more like when government institutions are not strong enough for a mad man to take complete power, same like what happened to Hitler's rise
This happens in the US all the time
The living room should instead be referred to as the dying room.
😂😂😂sadly true... it looks as if I laughed but I love words and the way better they are used by those who are gifted at using them(like musicians with their instruments)🖖
I don't know that human can sing about rape, until I saw this video.
You can sing about anything. Why you would WANT to, I don't know. Mental illness most likely. But regardless I hope something can be done about this place 😔
Rape is a big part of warfare in Africa. That and child soldiers.
if only every news story recieved such through investigation techniques, i wonder how things would look ?
I remember listening to this on npr . Good to see it in video.
I am not from Africa but it is a continent filled with so much potential. If not corrupted it could be a paradise
They’ll have to sort out their ethnic/tribal conflicts and widespread corruption
I think someone have to put those bloodthirsty lizards down...
Nkurunziza why ?
Burundi 🇧🇮
Thank you very much BBC to share this video
Outstanding investigative journalism.
Africa unite bob always preaching for mama Africa. Love
So sad how someone in a certain position , paid on people's taxes brutally kills the same people who pay him yet is supposed to protect them.
The most dangerous animal yet declares itself to be in the image of God.
Back in 2016 I was talking to a man from Ghana when I told him that I wanted to move to Africa and he begged me not to. He told me that I would ruin my life if I moved to Africa because Africa was a doomed to continent. I think he was right.
Not really...only Africans get hurt not foreigners... that's the sad reality. You would be more protected than us.
I'm Kenyan and it's very disturbing to see what's happening to our neighbors.
It's not like it has never happened in Kenya before
This is exactly what is happening in our country right now. So many things are so similar. The disappearance of protestors, the methods of torture.
You need a few people willing to take out the bad "good guy" for the good of all.
BBC UR DOING GREAT WORK . KEEP SERVING INNOCENT HUMANITY
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
This is heartbreaking! Pray for the people who lost their lives! RIP
It is painful. I am Burundian
I mean, whoever took the video could have taken some of the red liquid. That would have solved this mystery.
Simple, although without been told, this is a blood
Only a fool would deny the fact that the red liquid is blood
Aren't you aware of how risky it was for whomstsoever took that video, he could be caught, and It seems the killers were not aware that bath waters from the bathroom went to the gutter outdoors, if they were aware of it they would have ensured all the blood went out through the toilet
The terms Hutu and Tutsi are now banned in Rwanda, and the citizens in that country refer to themselves as Rwandese. Of course, Rwanda has a very good leader in President Paul Kagame. I think the assertion in this documentary that the Burundian authorities are attempting to create and exploit division is probably true. The Burundese are smart people, most know that national unity is the first step on the road to progress and development. I hope this will happen for Burundi.
Pol Are u in propaganda of ur president? Sometimes such documentaries has the aim I personally can't believe this unless I witness this by my proper eyes.
Paul Kagame is a good man.
I am Irish, not Rwandese. I just happen to think President Paul Kagame is a good man, doing a good job.
Not everyone wants to be a nation
Banned indeed. But the terms will re-arise a generation from now (nationalism), the same history will repeat itself unfortunately.
Any time these days we get to see anything Africa, its always impossible to think that the place exists hand in hand with the 21st Century.
A very thorough investigation that unearthed compelling evidence of atrocities committed by the late Nkurunzinza's government. But I am sure a number of witnesses in this investigation have since died because of the BBC's poor witness protection. I mean, how do you guarantee the safety of your witnesses if you expose the clothes they are wearing, the gardens of the houses they gave evidence from, the furniture in those houses, and even their skins and scars on their hands!?
I agree. They need to make sure they do not give away any information that can lead to a witness being caught
This breaks my heart!
🥲
Thanks for your sensitivity. I am Burundian
Unity will overcome corruption!!! Africa unite!!!
This just makes me think of how gnarly an ancient battlefield would have been. Whole rivers turning red like that is nuts.
Nelson Mandela , we will always love you.
How satisfying a job in the special forces would be where you could hunt these sort of people
This was very scary to watch😭
Sadly, Africa is one of the continents with the biggest potential.
In Africa, we will take hundreds of years for us to value life. This is brutal beyond recognition.
why youtube recommended me this video at 11pm
Kamwe Kamwe (simillar to Kikuyu language with same meaning). Good investigation bbc thouugh shall not kill!
Remember, all languages from Cameroun to Kenya and all way down to Zululand in South Africa are called bantu languages. Always some similarities. Same family 🤷♂️
@@PP-sc5lo True that....it's just funny how alot of that group of people hate each other...Xenophobia
@@PP-sc5lo Not all languages. Of course there are other ethnic groups in Africa
Kamwe kamwe in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 is recognized as pure shona.
I would be happy to see anything positive about Africa from BBC
look up kasese humanist school, they are doing positive works in Uganda. Hard working Ugandans bringing up fellow Ugandans. They are not religious, so for those who believe in God they may find that hard to take, but they are genuinely making great strides!
Every minute in Africa a life passes.
The oldest continent living in the oldest ways.
It do be like that
Your country has probably the highest number of these torture chambers ...... You condescending, dumb f*ck!!
I've never broken out into fearful shaking while watching a video on my phone.... Until now.... I'm utterly horrified...
We are short of words... and they still in charge.. whoever they want to kill, they do...
The problem with us Africans is our belief that the government is the all powerful answer to all our problems. If we really want change, all we need to do is boycott everything for 2 weeks
Remember slot are uneducated
That is too far and too much, in my place we have sugar problem and if only people can boycott sugar for some time, the solution will be found effortlessly
You are somehow right; Africans need to know what power we hold as people.
This has to be the most ignorant and naive statement I’ve read online today.
Ahh, the windy city , Chicago in the summer , gotta love it .
Power is at the hands of the people. Hands used for violence breed only violence. Vote wisely to create a better future.
Oh Africa, my Africa. What sins have we been cursed with to do each other such harm?
Well, maybe don't have so many kids?
It's not an African curse. It's a human curse.
Great work BBC!
How was this never made main stream media?
late but prayers to friends in Africa 🙏 wish them all better opportunity
Honestly I wish I could change my country for the better. Africa we need to save you, it’s now or never!
You’re right
Change your country to what dear. Every nation have their past with blood on their hands. From Europe to Africa to Asia to Middle East. Plus America, Australia and Canada aboriginal stories.
@@FERESE As an Aussie I can say yeah the aboriginal situation here isn't good I wish we did better for them
Great job BBC .... it's crazy what people will do to stay in power they cant truly impact those they rule with.
BBC documentary is one of my favorites.
All African leaders have done this kind of crimes at some points
Nope… We in Senegal have NEVER been thru any of this… its not even possible to imagine it can ever happen here
In kenya no
@@carlosubakx379 in Kenya yes
Not in Ghana.
@@carlosubakx379 loool every Kenyan tribe has experienced a massacre
20:50 That sounds like the intro to a farcry or cod game
Incredible journalism
Why take a life when you know you can't replace it, now Nkuruziza is gone after all this protection
Amazibg editing and sound effects holy shit.
People are brutal. I sometimes feel evil people are possessed. No human in his right mind can do things like this.
Fought so hard to keep his power. Now he is no more. All his family members are sick. Karma
What happen to the president
What happened to him?
I am not from Burundi, but I have been there a few times. So sad, there was so much promise
Why they didn't take samples from that red thing?
Very smart
Because what they want is not the reality, they are just interested at creating a fabricated fake story to tarnish the image of the country.
it's not bbc that took the videos, they're not allowed in the country. it was likely an average burindian citizen and he probably didn't want to get in trouble because if he's seen taking blood samples then he's going in that house as well and likely isn't getting out.
@@wanh33da69 Thank you for trying to bring some facts BUT aren't you even ashamed of your silly explanation? Can you now imagine BBC using a video taken by an average citizen of which they don't know the credibility nor the accuracy and spread it under their name?!! This is absolutely so irritating and it shows a stupid conspiracy against the democratically elected institutions of a country by a so called international foreign media firm.
Good question
0:52
> be burundi government official
> see media outrage about prison
> ohshit.exe
> go to the sewer
> clean blood
> take pic with no blood
> post in on twitter and claim nothing happened
*F°CKING. GENIUS.*
It's quite absurd to see such act of inhuman behaviour happening in our societies and we call it democracy
I remember reading somewhere that they found very similar buildings used by the Stasi when East Germany was dissolved.
It's good that BBC covered the Face of Whistleblower and gave false alias, but wouldn't it be useless if the reporter reveal his working background as well as who he worked for?. I hope the reporter does a better job at protecting the identity of the whistleblower.
Poor men
😢😢😢
I like and respect report like this
Oh my Africa 💔
Burundians soldiers killed my people in refugees camp under the watch of the UN and admitted it on the radio but no action was taken . This is just a drop in the ocean and I am sure it is true. I have lost faith injustice a decade ago...SMH
The UN is profoundly corrupt, yet treated like it’s Mother Theresa. That’s the problem with the UN.
Devilish behaviour of mankind.
@Jack Kelso So he’ll punish them only once they go to his realm. Until then it should be up to the UN to met out the punishment. Especially in the case Adele is talking about, since the victims were burnt alive inside UN’s own refugee tents under UN’s direct watch!
@Jack Kelso That’s truly heroic saving those people. The ones who would call you a monster have it backwards. It sort of reminds me of a French officer who has written a book where he said he too eliminated some genocidal militiamen. He’s a man of conscience but it’s sad to see the pro-genocide among his old colleagues verbally attacking or threatening him for it every chance they get!
The UN is a useless organisation. It should be dissolved.
Should the world let this happen? When a government behaves like this, it becomes a duty of the world to take actions. A man who beheads another human do not deserve to live. I would have sent special forces to kidnap and smugle those criminals out of the country to face justice.
Because it would make things so much worse if another country got involved.
Send vice, they'll find a way in there
emina huremovic All vice does is make a country look bad look what they did to Liberia
Vice news gives content like BBC... Not Vice, they are 2! They just did one about DRC..
Soo sad i pray for them may God grand them peace
Oh my God!what's this!?
African leaders,God is watching you.
God's been doing no more than watching for a long time now 🙄😒
WHY WHY GOD PLEASE HELP US HEAR OUR PRAYERS AND OUR CRY OUT
Can we have those kind of investigations in our African media