Civilians in the Burundian War
The Burundian military and armed opposition forces have committed serious war crimes, including civilian killings and rapes. The recent political agreement between the major parties in Burundi’s ten-year civil war should not have granted immunity from prosecution for such blatant and widespread crimes. This 63-page report documents massacres and rapes of civilians and attacks on civilian property between April and November, when the government and the Forces for the Defense of Democracy (FDD), the main rebel group signed an peace accord guaranteeing all sides provisional immunity from prosecution for war crimes.
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ISBN: A1520
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- Everyday Victims
- I. Summary
- II. Recommendations
- III. Background to the War
- IV. The Peace Process
- V. Killing of Civilians
- VI. Other Killings and Abuses by Government Soldiers
- VII. Rape
- VIII. Child Soldiers
- IX. Displacement, Pillage, and Interference with Humanitarian Assistance
- X. Banditry
- XI. The Return of Refugees from Tanzania
- XII. Justice
- XIII. The International Community
- XIV. Conclusion
- Acknowledgements






