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BURUNDI’S HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS WATCH Materials Published by Human Rights Watch April 2015 to July 2016 BURUNDI’S HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS WATCH Materials Published by Human Rights Watch April 2015 to July 2016 Map of Burundi’s provinces ..................................................................................... i Glossary of Terms and Acronyms ............................................................................ ii Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 Burundi: Gang Rapes by Ruling Party Youth ............................................................ 3 July 27, 2016 – Press Release...................................................................................................................3 UN Committee Against Torture: Submission on Burundi .........................................17 July 13, 2016 – Part of a Special Review on Burundi during the 58th session of the CAT ................... 17 Burundi: Intelligence Services Torture Suspected Opponents ............................... 25 July 7, 2016 – Press Release................................................................................................................... 25 Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on Burundi ..................... 39 June 29, 2016 – Statement delivered at the United Nations Human Rights Council under Item 10 ...... 39 Dispatches: Students Jailed for Doodling in Burundi ............................................. 40 June 20, 2016 – Dispatch ....................................................................................................................... 40 Burundi: Government Investigations Ignore State Abuses ..................................... 42 April 13, 2016 – Press Release ............................................................................................................... 42 Killings, abductions and torture spread fear in Burundi ......................................... 49 April 13, 2016 – Interview with Carina Tertsakian, Senior Researcher ................................................. 49 Oral Intervention – Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Burundi .............................. 53 March 22, 2016 – Statement delivered at the United Nations Human Rights Council under Item 10 ... 53 Burundi: Abductions, Killings Spread Fear ............................................................ 55 February 25, 2016 – Press Release ......................................................................................................... 55 Dispatches: Pulling Burundi Back from the Brink? ................................................ 72 January 20, 2016 – Dispatch .................................................................................................................. 72 Human Rights Watch Statement – Human Rights Council Special Session on Burundi ................................................................................................................ 73 December 17, 2015 – Statement ............................................................................................................. 73 Dispatches: Fresh Attempts to Muzzle Free Speech in Burundi .............................. 75 December 1, 2015 – Dispatch ................................................................................................................ 75 Joint NGO Statement Urging Coordinated Global Response to the Escalating Human Rights Crisis in Burundi ........................................................................................ 77 November 12, 2015 – Joint Statement.................................................................................................... 77 Burundi: President’s Speech Instills Fear as Killings Increase ............................... 78 November 11, 2015 – Press Release ...................................................................................................... 78 Burundi’s Descent into Lawlessness ..................................................................... 90 November 7, 2015 – Dispatch ................................................................................................................ 90 Joint letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council addressing the deteriorating human rights situation in Burundi ................................................................................................................ 92 September 2, 2015 – Joint Letter ............................................................................................................ 92 Burundi: Spate of Arbitrary Arrests, Torture .......................................................... 95 August 6, 2015 – Press Release .............................................................................................................. 95 Rumours and violence are fuelling the uncertainty in Burundi ..............................107 August 5, 2015 – Op-ed published in The Guardian ............................................................................ 107 Burundi: Leading Human Rights Defender Shot ................................................... 109 August 4, 2015 – Press Release ............................................................................................................ 109 Dispatches: Elections Begin in Burundi in a Climate of Fear .................................. 111 June 30, 2015 – Dispatch ..................................................................................................................... 111 Burundi: Deadly Police Response to Protests ....................................................... 113 May 29, 2015 – Press Release .............................................................................................................. 113 Dispatches: A Country in the Dark, a Nation Confused ......................................... 125 May 15, 2015 – Dispatch ..................................................................................................................... 125 Dispatches: How Far Will Burundi’s President Go to Crush Opposition? ................127 May 5, 2015 – Dispatch ....................................................................................................................... 127 Burundi: Crackdown on Protesters ...................................................................... 129 April 27, 2015 – Media Advisory ......................................................................................................... 129 Map of Burundi’s provinces © UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Glossary of Terms and Acronyms API Support for the Protection of Institutions (Appui pour la protection des institutions), the police unit responsible for guarding state institutions in Burundi. APRODH Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained Persons (Association pour la protection des droits humains et des personnes détenues), a Burundian human rights organization. BAE Brigade anti-émeute, the police anti-riot brigade. BSR Special Research Office (Bureau spécial de recherche), a police detention center in Bujumbura. CNDD-FDD 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), currently the ruling party in Burundi. FNL National Liberation Forces (Forces nationales de libération), a former rebel group that became a political party in 2009. FOREBU Republican Forces of Burundi (Forces républicaines du Burundi), an opposition group. Imbonerakure The CNDD-FDD youth league. MSD Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (Mouvement pour la solidarité et la démocratie), an opposition party. OPJ Officier de police judiciaire, judicial police officer. RED-Tabara Resistance for a State of Law in Burundi (Résistance pour un État de Droit au Burundi), an opposition group. RPA African Public Radio (Radio publique africaine), a private Burundian radio station. RTNB National Radio and Television of Burundi (Radio Télévision Nationale du Burundi), the state broadcaster. SNR National Intelligence Service (Service national de renseignement). UPD-Zigamibanga Union for Peace and Development (Union pour la paix et le développement), an opposition party. Burundi’s Human Rights Crisis April 2015 to July 2016 Introduction April 2015 marked the start of a political and human rights crisis in Burundi that has claimed several hundred lives. In late April 2015, public demonstrations broke out in response to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a controversial third electoral term. The Burundian police used excessive force and shot demonstrators indiscriminately. After a failed coup d’état by a group of military officers in May, the Burundian government intensified its repression against suspected opponents and suspended most of the country’s independent radio stations. By mid-2015, almost all Burundi’s opposition party leaders, independent journalists and civil society activists had fled the country after receiving repeated threats. Those who remained did so at great risk. After a disputed presidential election returned Nkurunziza to power in July, violence escalated in the second half of 2015, with targeted killings – including of high profile government and opposition figures –, deadly police search operations, abuses by members of the ruling party youth league, and attacks by armed opposition groups against members of the security forces and the ruling party. Grenade attacks in the capital, Bujumbura became
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