Whether Tutsi or Hutu, they live in the memory of the massacres of the last few decades, and the constant fear of new outbreaks of genocidal attacks. Every day some of them are killed, and others die of malnutrition or malaria. Abuses against women range from seeing one's children or husband killed to being raped. A whole generation of children is being raised in a culture of revenge and hatred. Apart from the threat such persons pose continuously to society, the lack of accountability fosters the emergence of new perpetrators.
Retaliatory killings occur every day in Burundi.
Next to the camps of the displaced in Burundi are camps housing Rwandan refugees. Disparities between the refugees and the internally displaced in the level of humanitarian assistance provided to them can spark conflicts that have a detrimental effect on overall security. In some countries, Sri Lanka for example, there is a tradition of a pluralistic and vigorous non-governmental sector. NGOs supply much-needed housing materials, emergency food and medicine and some protection. Even though the assistance the NGOs can provide is dismally inadequate in comparison with the actual needs, in many cases it is the only available source of support.