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Human Rights – 2006

While reduced from the days of the conflict, human rights violations including arbitrary arrest, collective punishment, sexually based violence and extra-judicial killings have continued. Both the military and police forces have been repeatedly implicated by human rights groups. The rates of violation have reduced since the signing of a cease-fire with the FNL, but they are far from over.

While Burundi remains normatively committed various human rights provisions as stipulated in the accord, Burundi’s human rights practice did not improve even after the transitional period was over in 2005.¹

1. “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- Burundi,” United States State Department (2007-2012), accessed February 19, 2013, http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/.