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Political Violence and Repression in Burundi

2009年06月03日

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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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