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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Tanzania: Burundian Refugees ‘Disappeared,’ Tortured
Halt Forced Returns; Investigate Police, Intelligence Services
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Tanzania: Burundians Pressured into Leaving
Mounting Intimidation for 163,000 Burundian Refugees and Asylum Seekers
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News
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Burundi: UN Should Ensure Regular Rights Briefings
Security Council Scrutiny Vital to Justice, Reform
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Tanzania: Burundian Refugees ‘Disappeared,’ Tortured
Halt Forced Returns; Investigate Police, Intelligence Services
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Prosecution of Former MP Casts Doubt on Reform in Burundi
Authorities Should End All Abusive Criminal Charges and Detention
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Accountability for Rights Violations Remains Essential in Burundi
Item 4 Interactive Dialogue with Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
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Commission of Inquiry on Burundi Vital in Prompting Meaningful Human Rights Progress
Joint Letter to the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
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