Burundi
President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s election in May 2020 raised hopes of an end to Burundi’s pervasive human rights crisis. However, the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy has maintained its monopoly on power after the elections, while reports of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and arbitrary arrests of opposition members persist. Civil society and independent media are still unable to effectively function. While four prominent journalists were pardoned and released in late 2020, several human rights defenders remain in jail despite international calls for their release.
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Africa
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Burundi: Allegations of Killings, Disappearances, Torture
UN Rights Body Should Ensure International Investigations Continue
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Burundi: Entrenched Repression of Civil Society, Media
End Abusive Prosecutions; Lift Restrictions on Free Speech
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Tanzania: Burundian Refugees ‘Disappeared,’ Tortured
Halt Forced Returns; Investigate Police, Intelligence Services
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Submission to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
Burundi’s National Independent Human Rights Commission’s lack of independence merits examination
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Russia, China Unfit for UN’s Top Rights Body
Cuba, Burundi Also Fail to Meet Human Rights Council Membership Standards
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Burundi: Concerns Over the Continuing Crackdown on Civic Space and Political Opposition
HRW Oral Statement Item 4 - ID with the Special Rapporteur on Burundi - HRC54
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Burundi: Free Journalist Held for a Year
Joint Statement by Four Human Rights, Press Freedom Organizations
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Burundi: Extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate and ensure adequate funding for his monitoring and documentation work
Joint Letter To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
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Burundi Court Upholds Journalist’s Conviction
Authorities Should End Cynical Assault on Media, Civil Society
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African Commission Calls for Justice in Burundi
12 Years On, a Blatant Political Killing Still Merits Meaningful Investigation
