Political Violence and Repression in Burundi
This 86-page report details cases in which both the FNL and the government, dominated by the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie-Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD-FDD), have used political violence and intimidation against opponents and dissenting voices in their own ranks.
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ISBN: 1-56432-480-X
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- Pursuit of Power
- Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- Map of Burundi: Sites of Political Violence, 2008-2009
- I. Summary
- II. Methodology
- III. Recommendations
- IV. Background
- V. Settling of Scores: Human Rights Abuses in the Power Struggle between CNDD-FDD and the FNL
- VI. FNL Abuses: Repression as Political Strategy
- VII. Government Repression of Democratic Political Opposition
- VIII. State-Sanctioned Political Intimidation by CNDD-FDD Youth Groups
- IX. The Reaction of Authorities
- X. Role of International Stakeholders
- Annex 1: Politically-Motivated Killings/Attacks by Firearm or Grenade, January 2008-April 2009
- Annex 2: Arrests Believed to be Politically-Motivated, July 2008-April 2009
- Acknowledgements