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Situation Report #2, Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 March 25, 2003 Note: the Last Situation Report Was Dated November 18, 2002
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) BURUNDI – Complex Emergency Situation Report #2, Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 March 25, 2003 Note: The last situation report was dated November 18, 2002. BACKGROUND The Tutsi minority, which represents 14 percent of Burundi’s 6.85 million people, has dominated the country politically, militarily, and economically since national independence in 1962. Approximately 85 percent of Burundi’s population is Hutu, and approximately one percent is Twa (Batwa). The current cycle of violence began in October 1993 when members within the Tutsi-dominated army assassinated the first freely elected President, Melchoir Ndadaye (Hutu), sparking Hutu-Tutsi fighting. Ndadaye’s successor, Cyprien Ntariyama (Hutu), was killed in a plane crash on April 6, 1994, alongside Rwandan President Habyarimana. Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (Hutu) took power and served as President until July 1996, when a military coup d’etat brought current President Pierre Buyoya (Tutsi) to power. Since 1993, an estimated 300,000 Burundians have been killed. In August 2000, nineteen Burundian political parties signed the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement in Arusha, Tanzania, overseen by peace process facilitator, former South African President Nelson Mandela. The Arusha Peace Accords include provisions for an ethnically balanced army and legislature, and for democratic elections to take place after three years of transitional government. The three-year transition period began on November 1, 2001. President Pierre Buyoya is serving as president for the first 18 months of the transition period, to be followed in May 2003 by a Hutu president for the final 18 months. -
The Mineral Industry of Burundi in 2016
2016 Minerals Yearbook BURUNDI [ADVANCE RELEASE] U.S. Department of the Interior January 2020 U.S. Geological Survey The Mineral Industry of Burundi By Thomas R. Yager In 2016, the production of mineral commodities—notably can be found in previous editions of the U.S. Geological Survey gold, tantalum, tin, and tungsten—represented only a minor Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports—International— part of the economy of Burundi (United Nations Economic Africa, which are available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/ Commission for Africa, 2017). The legislative framework for nmic/africa-and-middle-east. the mineral sector in Burundi is provided by the Mining Code of Burundi (law No. 1/21 of October 15, 2013). The legislative Reference Cited framework for the petroleum sector is provided by the Mining United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, 2017, Burundi, in African and Petroleum Act of 1976. Data on mineral production are statistical yearbook 2017: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, in table 1. Table 2 is a list of major mineral industry facilities. p. 113–117. (Accessed November 7, 2018, at https://www.uneca.org/sites/ More-extensive coverage of the mineral industry of Burundi default/files/PublicationFiles/asyb-2017.pdf.) TABLE 1 BURUNDI: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 (Metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified) Commodity2 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 METALS Gold, mine, Au contente kilograms 500 400 500 500 500 Niobium and tantalum, mine, columbite-tantalite concentrate: Gross weight do. 258,578 73,518 105,547 53,093 r 31,687 Nb contente do. 51,000 14,000 21,000 10,000 r 6,200 Ta contente do. -
Building Viable Community Peace Alliances for Land Restitution in Burundi
BUILDING VIABLE COMMUNITY PEACE ALLIANCES FOR LAND RESTITUTION IN BURUNDI Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration – Peace Studies Theodore Mbazumutima Professor Geoff Harris BComm DipEd MEc PhD Supervisor ............................................ Date.............................. Dr. Sylvia Kaye BS MS PhD Co-supervisor ...................................... Date............................. May 2018 i DECLARATION I Theodore Mbazumutima declare that a. The research reported in this thesis is my original research. b. This thesis has not been submitted for any degree or examination at any other university. c. All data, pictures, graphs or other information sourced from other sources have been acknowledged accordingly – both in-text and in the References sections. d. In the cases where other written sources have been quoted, then: 1. The quoted words have been re-written but the general information attributed to them has been referenced: 2. Where their exact words have been used, their writing has been placed inside quotation marks and duly referenced. ……………………………. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is absolutely not possible to name each and every person who inspired and helped me to carry out this research. However, I would like to single out some of them. I sincerely thank Professor Geoff Harris for supervising me and tirelessly providing comments and guidelines throughout the last three years or so. I also want to thank the DUT University for giving me a place and a generous scholarship to enable me to study with them. All the staff at the university and especially the librarian made me feel valued and at home. I would like to register my sincere gratitude towards Rema Ministries (now Rema Burundi) administration and staff for giving me time off and supporting me to achieve my dream. -
World Vision Burundi Annual Report
World Vision Burundi 2010 – 2011 Annual Report ------------------------------------------------------- World Vision Burundi 2010 - 2011 ------------------------------------------------------ - 1 - Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. Who we are World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. We serve close to 100 million people in nearly 100 countries around the world. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people – regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Mission statement World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God. We pursue this mission through integrated, holistic commitment to: • Transformational Development that is community-based and sustainable, focused especially on the needs of children: • Emergency Relief that assist people affected by conflict or natural disaster; • Promotion of Justice that seeks to change unjust structures affecting the poor among whom we work; • Partnership with Churches to contribute to spiritual and social transformation; • Public Awareness that leads to informed understanding, giving, involvement and prayer; • Witness to Jesus Christ by life, deed word and sign that encourages people to respond to the Gospel. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. -
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN): Burundi
U.N. Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) Burundi Sommaire / Contents BURUNDI HUMANITARIAN SITUATION REPORT No. 4...............................................................5 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 26 July 1996 (96.7.26)..................................................9 Burundi-Canada: Canada Supports Arusha Declaration 96.8.8..............................................................11 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 14 August 1996 96.8.14..............................................13 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 15 August 1996 96.8.15..............................................15 Burundi: Statement by the US Catholic Conference and CRS 96.8.14...................................................17 Burundi: Regional Foreign Ministers Meeting Press Release 96.8.16....................................................19 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 16 August 1996 96.8.16..............................................21 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 20 August 1996 96.8.20..............................................23 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 21 August 1996 96.08.21.............................................25 Burundi: Notes from Burundi Policy Forum meeting 96.8.23..............................................................27 Burundi: IRIN Summary of Main Events for 23 August 1996 96.08.23................................................30 Burundi: Amnesty International News Service 96.8.23.......................................................................32 -
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS MAP OF BURUNDI I INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 1 II THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGROUPMENT CAMPS ...................................... 2 III OTHER CAMPS FOR DISPLACED POPULATIONS ........................................ 4 IV HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING REGROUPMENT ......................... 6 Extrajudicial executions ......................................................................................... 6 Property destruction ............................................................................................... 8 Possible prisoners of conscience............................................................................ 8 V HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE CAMPS ........................................... 8 Undue restrictions on freedom of movement ......................................................... 8 "Disappearances" ................................................................................................... 9 Life-threatening conditions .................................................................................. 10 Insecurity in the context of armed conflict .......................................................... 11 VI HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DISGUISED AS PROTECTION ................ 12 VII CONCLUSION.................................................................................................... 14 VIII RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................... 15 -
Refugies Et Deplaces Au Burundi: Desamorcer La Bombe Fonciere
REFUGIES ET DEPLACES AU BURUNDI: DESAMORCER LA BOMBE FONCIERE 7 octobre 2003 ICG Rapport Afrique N°70 Nairobi/Bruxelles TABLE DES MATIERES SYNTHESE ET RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................i I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 II. ORIGINES POLITIQUES ET JURIDIQUE DE LA BOMBE FONCIERE BURUNDAISE................................................................................................................ 3 A. UN REGIME POST-COLONIAL D’ENCADREMENT ET D’EXPLOITATION DE LA PAYSANNERIE ...3 1. Le cas des biens des réfugiés de 1972 .......................................................................3 2. Les cas de sociétés para-étatiques de développement rural et la dilapidation des terres domaniales .......................................................................................................5 B. L’INFLATION DES SPOLIATIONS DEPUIS LE DEBUT DE LA GUERRE.........................................6 C. LE CODE FONCIER DE 1986, OUTIL IDEAL POUR LA LEGALISATION DES SPOLIATIONS .....7 III. LES CONDITIONS D’UNE APPLICATION REUSSIE DE L’ACCORD D’ARUSHA ..................................................................................................................... 9 A. LES PROPOSITIONS DE L’ACCORD D’ARUSHA .....................................................................9 B. LA CREATION D’UN SYSTEME JUDICIAIRE TRANSITIONNEL SPECIFIQUE POUR LES QUESTIONS FONCIERES ..........................................................................................................................10 -
Economic and Social Council
UNITED NATIONS E Distr. Economic and Social GENERAL Council E/CN.4/1997/12/Add.1 7 March 1997 ENGLISH Original: FRENCH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fiftythird session Item 3 of the provisional agenda ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE SESSION Second report on the human rights situation in Burundi submitted by the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, in accordance with Commission resolution 1996/1 Addendum Introduction 1. This document is an addendum to the second report by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burundi to the Commission on Human Rights at its fiftythird session. 2. Section A of this addendum contains a number of observations by the Special Rapporteur on the most recent developments in the crisis in Burundi and section B a list of the most significant allegations made to him concerning violations of the right to life and to physical integrity during the past year. A. Observations on the most recent developments in the crisis in Burundi 3. The serious violations of the right to life and to physical integrity listed in this addendum are closely linked to the further developments in the crisis in Burundi caused by the interruption of the transition to democracy following the assassination of President Ndadaye on 21 October 1993, the acts of genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis and the subsequent massacres of Hutus. Nevertheless, the current situation in Burundi and its influence on the human rights situation are closely linked to the resurgence of rebel movements in eastern Zaire and to the return of Burundi and Rwandan refugees to their countries of origin. -
Security Council Distr
UNITED NATIONS S Security Council Distr. GENERAL S/1995/157 24 February 1995 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 23 FEBRUARY 1995 FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL In response to the request by the Council, I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the preparatory fact-finding mission to Burundi by Ambassador Martin Huslid (Norway) and Ambassador Simeon Aké (Côte d’Ivoire), dated 20 May 1994. (Signed) Boutros BOUTROS-GHALI 95-05359 (E) 020395 /... S/1995/157 English Page 2 Annex [Original: French] REPORT OF THE PREPARATORY FACT-FINDING MISSION TO BURUNDI TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ......................................... 1 - 30 4 II. THE COUP D’ETAT OF 21 OCTOBER 1993 ................... 31 - 102 10 A. Historical background to the coup d’état ......... 31 - 45 10 B. Events of the coup d’état ........................ 46 - 77 13 C. The perpetrators of the failed coup d’etat ....... 78 - 83 17 D. The management of the crisis ..................... 84 - 102 17 III. THE MASSACRES ........................................ 103 - 133 19 A. The massacres .................................... 103 - 114 19 B. The causes of the massacres ...................... 115 - 130 21 C. The role of provincial administrators and the army 131 - 133 23 IV. EVENTS AFTER THE COUP D’ETAT AND THE MASSACRES - PRESENT SITUATION .................................... 134 - 148 23 V. CHALLENGES AND STEPS TO BE TAKEN ..................... 149 - 151 25 VI. ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY .............................. 152 - 179 27 A. Presence of United Nations bodies in Burundi ..... 152 - 154 27 B. The Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Burundi .............................. 155 - 163 28 C. -
BURUNDI COUNTRY REPORT October 2003 Country
BURUNDI COUNTRY REPORT October 2003 Country Information & Policy Unit IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY DIRECTORATE HOME OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM Burundi October 2003 CONTENTS 1 Scope of the document 1.1 – 1.4 2 Geography 2.1 3 Economy 3.1 – 3.3 4 History Summary of events since independence 4.1 – 4.4 Outbreak of Civil War 4.5 – 4.7 Coup of 25 July 1996 4.8 – 4.9 Peace Talks 4.10 – 4.18 Failed Coup attempts of 18 April 2001 and 22 July 2001 4.19 – 4.20 Developments prior to term of Transitional Government 4.21 – 4.24 The Transitional Government 4.25 – 4.48 Cantonment 4.49 – 4.50 5. State Structures The Constitution 5.1 – 5.2 Citizenship and Nationality 5.3 Political System 5.4 – 5.10 Judiciary 5.11 – 5.15 Legal Rights/Detention 5.16 – 5.23 Death Penalty 5.24 Internal Security 5.25 Armed Forces 5.26 – 5.30 "Gardiens de la Paix" 5.31 – 5.33 Self defence programmes 5.34 – 5.36 "Self Defence in Solidarity" 5.37 Weapons training for civilians 5.38 South African Protection Support Detachment 5.39 – 5.40 Prisons and prison conditions 5.41 – 5.44 Military Service 5.45 – 5.47 Conscientious Objectors and Deserters 5.48 – 5.49 Medical Services 5.50 – 5.52 HIV/AIDS 5.53 – 5.54 People with disabilities 5.55 – 5.56 Educational System 5.57 – 5.63 6 Human Rights 6.A Human Rights issues Overview 6.1 – 6.6 Torture 6.7 – 6.11 Extrajudicial Killings 6.12 – 6.22 Disappearances 6.23 Abuses by Rebel groups 6.24 – 6.30 Human Rights Organisations 6.31 – 6.32 Freedom of Speech and the Media 6.33 – 6.35 Media Institutions 6.36 – 6.40 Journalists 6.41 – 6.49 Freedom of Religion -
EN Web Final
The Burundi Human Rights Initiative A FAÇADE OF PEACE IN A LAND OF FEAR Behind Burundi’s human rights crisis January 2020 A Façade of Peace in a Land of Fear WHAT IS THE BURUNDI HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE? The Burundi Human Rights Initiative (BHRI) is an independent human rights project that aims to document the evolving human rights situation in Burundi, with a particular focus on events linked to the 2020 elections. It intends to expose the drivers of human rights violations with a view to establishing an accurate record that will help bring justice to Burundians and find a solution to the ongoing human rights crisis. BHRI’s publications will also analyse the political and social context in which these violations occur to provide a deeper and more nuanced understanding of human rights trends in Burundi. BHRI has no political affiliation. Its investigations cover human rights violations by the Burundian government as well as abuses by armed opposition groups. Carina Tertsakian and Lane Hartill lead BHRI and are its principal researchers. They have worked on human rights issues in Burundi and the Great Lakes region of Africa for many years. BHRI’s reports are the products of their collaboration with a wide range of people inside and outside Burundi. BHRI welcomes feedback on its publications as well as further information about the human rights situation in Burundi. Please write to [email protected] or +1 267 896 3399 (WhatsApp). Additional information is available at www.burundihri.org. ©2020 The Burundi Human Rights Initiative Cover photo: President Pierre Nkurunziza, 2017 ©2020 Private 2 The Burundi Human Rights Initiative TABLE OF CONTENTS Methodology 5 Acronyms 6 Summary 7 Recommendations 9 To the Burundian government and the CNDD-FDD 9 To the CNL 9 To foreign governments and other international actors 10 Map of Burundi 12 1. -
Building Sustainable Local Capacity in the Branches of the Burundi Red Cross Society Evaluation Report
Pilot project: Building sustainable local capacity in the branches of the Burundi Red Cross Society Evaluation Report www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Authors: Balthazar Bacinoni, Ian Steed, Pirkko Tolvanen, Thérèse Hakizimana. This evaluation was commissioned by the IFRC secretariat OD department to evaluate the 3 year pilot proj- ect “Building sustainable local capacity in the local branches of the Burundi Red Cross Society “. The team comprised four people, two from Burundi Red Cross Society, and one each from the International Federation secretariat and Finnish Red Cross. The team spent 9 days in-country in June 2011. A case study is being developed in parallel to this report to reflect the change process as well as the current structure and activities of the Burundi Red Cross Society. The evaluation manager was Jean-Etienne Brodier, Senior Officer, Learning and Organisational Development, the International Federation secretariat: [email protected]. © International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, 2011. Copies of all or part of this study may be made for noncommercial use, providing the source is acknowledged. The IFRC would appreciate receiving details of its use. Requests for commercial reproduction should be directed to the IFRC at [email protected]. The opinions and recommendations expressed in this study do not necessarily represent the official policy of the IFRC or of individual National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies. The designations and maps used do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the International Federation or National Societies concerning the legal status of a territory or of its authorities.