Rights

Human rights violations continue in Burundi under new Government: UN report

New York: UN-appointed investigators have issued fresh warnings about ongoing rights violations and impunity in Burundi, since the death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza, who ran for a third term in 2015, in a move deemed by opposition to be unconstitutional. more

'No sign of positive evolution' in Burundi, says head of independent UN rights probe

New York, Aug 22(Just Earth News): Ahead of next month's presentation to the United Nations Human Rights Council, an independent panel on Monday said that the human rights situation in Burun ...

Burundi: Measures being used to ‘criminalize’ work of human rights defenders, warn UN experts

New York, Feb 7 (Just Earth News): Speaking out against a ban and provisional suspension of a number of civil society organizations in Burundi, United Nations rights experts warned on Monda ...

UN human rights body appoints Commission of Inquiry on Burundi

New York, Nov 23 (Just Earth News): Following a decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in which it setup a commission of inquiry to investigate human rights violations and abus ...

Burundi rejects UN report on country’s human rights situation as ‘purposefully and politically exaggerated’

New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): Burundi has rejected deliberately politicized or falsified reports on the human rights situation in the country and will produce a comprehensive survey o ...

Burundi: UN probe completes on-the-ground deployment of human rights monitors

New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Independent Investigation in Burundi, which was set up to investigate human rights violations in the country since April 2015, said on ...

Children risk bearing brunt of escalating violence in Burundi: UNICEF

New York, Nov 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): After the crisis in Burundi left 17 children dead and many more injured, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday warned that the f ...

Burundi: UN experts urge Security Council to take steps to stop rights abuses

New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Welcoming the adoption by the Security Council of a new resolution on Thursday strongly condemning the ongoing killings and human rights violations ...

Burundi: Assassination attempt prompts UN call for protection of human rights defenders

New York, Aug 8 (JEN): Following this week’s assassination attempt on one of Burundi’s leading human rights defenders, an independent United Nations expert has called on the Government t ...

Burundi: UN expert urges defence of human rights activists to promote transparency

New York, Nov 26 (JEN): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders expressed regret Tuesday that defenders in Burundi are deemed to be political opponen ...