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  • Dec 2, 2009
    Press release

    Burundi's government should immediately reverse a new policy of deporting Rwandan asylum seekers without considering their cases. On November 27, 2009, Interior Minister Edouard Nduwimana ordered police to return 103 asylum seekers to Rwanda, in violation of international law.

  • Nov 25, 2009
    Press release

    Burundian authorities should immediately retract an ordinance outlawing the Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society (FORSC), an umbrella organization representing 146 Burundian civil society associations.

  • Oct 16, 2009
    Press release

    The Government of Burundi should immediately evaluate the claims of up to 400 Rwandan asylum seekers and stop all efforts to coerce them to leave the country.

  • Aug 13, 2009
    Press release

    Burundi’s government should hold accountable those on all sides responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity during and prior to Burundi’s 16-year armed conflict. The statement marks the fifth anniversary of a massacre at the Gatumba refugee camp.

  • Jul 29, 2009
    Press release

    An April 2009 law that criminalizes homosexual conduct threatens to exacerbate the deplorable treatment of gays and lesbians in Burundi.

  • Jun 19, 2009
    Press release

    The Tanzanian and Ugandan governments should ensure that refugees living in camps due to close on June 30 and July 31, 2009 are not forcibly returned to their home countries and are immediately given full information about their options.

  • Jun 3, 2009
    Press release

    The government of Burundi should take urgent measures to end politically motivated killings, assaults, and arbitrary arrests.

  • Apr 24, 2009
    Press release

    The Burundian government's decision to criminalize homosexual conduct violates fundamental human rights and should be reversed immediately.

  • Apr 16, 2009
    Press release

    The Burundian authorities should ensure a speedy, independent, and thorough investigation into the killing on April 9 of prominent anti-corruption activist Ernest Manirumva.

  • Feb 16, 2009
    Press release

    Burundi's parliament should respect its human rights obligations and reject a pending criminal code revision that would outlaw consensual homosexual conduct.

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