The Escalation of Political Violence in Burundi
This 81-page report documents political killings stemming from the 2010 elections in Burundi. These killings, which peaked toward the middle of 2011, often took the form of tit-for-tat attacks by members of 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) and the opposition National Liberation Forces (Forces nationales de libération, FNL). In the vast majority of cases, justice has been denied to families of the victims.
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ISBN: 1-56432-875-9
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- “You Will Not Have Peace While You Are Living”
- Map of Burundi
- Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- Summary
- Methodology
- Recommendations
- I. The Context: The 2010 Elections and their Aftermath
- II. Patterns of Political Violence in 2011
- III. Killings of FNL and Former FNL Members
- IV. Killing of Members of Other Opposition Parties
- V. Killings of CNDD-FDD Members
- VI. Larger-scale Killings
- VII. Other Acts of Violence by FNL Members or Other Groups
- VIII. Impunity
- IX. The Government’s Response to Political Killings
- X. Civil Society and the Media: “Mouthpieces of the Opposition”
- XI. Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Annex I.Gatumba Attack: List of Victims
- Annex II. Gatumba Attack: List of Defendants
