Map of Burundi

My problem here is that I feel very alone. I am lonely all the time. I come from far away, no one visits me. It has been a year since I have seen someone I know.

- Donatien C., 14 years-old, serving a ten-year sentence for rape, Gitega prison, May 23, 2006.

Sleeping is very hard, as there are about 27 of us in the one room. Some of us have to sit up all night. There are no separate showers and toilets for us, the children. It's bad for the kids when the adults are in the bathrooms. I check to see who is in there before going to shower.

- Jean-Bosco S., 14 years-old, accused of theft, Ruyigi prison, May 25, 2006.

It's like any other business in the prison. Some people traffic in cigarettes and some traffic in sex

- Alphonse N., 15 years-old, accused of rape, Muramvya prison, August 17, 2006.