• Letter to Burundian Minister of the Interior Edouard Nduwimana on Rwandan Asylum Seekers

    Human Rights Watch writes to the Burundian Interior Minister to ask him to ensure that all Rwandan asylum seekers currently present in northern Burundi are permitted to file asylum applications, in accordance with their rights under Burundian and international law. We also urge the Minister to ensure that, in the future, all Rwandan and other asylum seekers, both those currently in the country or those who might still arrive, are able to freely lodge asylum claims.

    Nov 21, 2009
  • Letter to President Nkurunziza and the Senate of Burundi on a Draft Criminal Code to Criminalize Homosexuality
    Human Rights Watch writes to the Burundi's President and Senate urging them to act in accordance with Burundi's obligations under international human rights law to reject legislation that would criminalize consensual homosexual conduct.
    Feb 16, 2009
  • Letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council from Human Rights Organizations in Burundi
    As representatives of national and international human rights organizations working in Burundi, we urge you to extend the mandate of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi. He has been and should continue to be an effective counselor to the Government of Burundi, a firm support to Burundian civil society organizations, and a passionate voice for victims of human rights abuses.
    Sep 11, 2008
  • Human Rights Watch Letter to President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania
    We write to voice concern over the expulsion of persons of Rwandan and Burundian origin from Tanzania in recent months. According to testimony received by Human Rights Watch researchers, some expelled persons were threatened, beaten, and saw their property looted by Tanzanian officials, soldiers, and police officers or by militia groups acting with the apparent compliance of government officials. The expelled persons—including some who were recognized as refugees and others who were naturalized Tanzanian citizens—were driven from their homes without any semblance of legal procedure.
    May 8, 2007
  • An appeal to the government of Burundi to stop torture, and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment immediately
    The government of Burundi must immediately halt any acts of torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment of people who are currently detained and accused of preparing a coup d’etat, said several human rights organizations in Burundi. The government must begin credible investigations and prosecute those responsible.
    Aug 3, 2006
  • Letter to Security Council Members on their Mission to Central Africa
    Human Rights Watch welcomes the concern shown by the Security Council for the crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi.
    Jun 6, 2003
  • Letter to Julius Nyerere Urging Arms Embargo on Burundi
    Human Rights Watch has been actively engaged with the situation in Burundi, having monitored both human rights developments and arms flows to parties to the tragic civil war in that country in the past two years. On the basis of our research, and continuing investigations in the region, we have called repeatedly on the United Nations Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Burundi (all sides)— in keeping with our policy of advocating curbs on the flow of weapons to forces, be they governments or non-state actors, that commit gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.
    Jan 21, 1999