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Opposition politician found slain as government warns media ahead of 2020 elections
- Published at
- 21.01.2020
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- sexual assault
- journalist detained
- women
- negative court ruling
- restrictive law
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Commission of inquiry slams human rights abuses ahead of elections
- Published at
- 04.11.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- negative court ruling
- political interference
- censorship
- non state actors
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De jeunes milices ciblent des partis d'opposition émergents
- Published at
- 07.09.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- positive court ruling
- religious groups
- youth
- women
- intimidation
- CSO closure
- political interference
- time,place restrictions
- negative court ruling
- censorship
- non state actors
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Youth militias target fledgling opposition parties
- Published at
- 03.09.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- negative court ruling
- CSO closure
- religious groups
- political interference
- intimidation
- positive court ruling
- youth
- harassment
- censorship
- non state actors
- time,place restrictions
Femeture du bureau des droits de l'homme des Nations unies suite à la pression du gouvernement
- Published at
- 26.04.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- CSO closure
- intimidation
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UN Human Rights Office Closed at the Insistence of the Government
- Published at
- 23.04.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- CSO closure
- intimidation
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LA RÉPRESSION DE LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE SE POURSUIT : LE BUREAU DES NATIONS UNIES EST EXPULSÉ
- Published at
- 29.01.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- positive court ruling
- CSO closure
- criminal defamation
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Crackdown on civil society continues: UN office ordered to leave, major NGO ceases operations
- Published at
- 28.01.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- positive court ruling
- CSO closure
- criminal defamation
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Government bans NGOs for 3 months amid continued crackdown on civil society
- Published at
- 10.01.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- intimidation
- CSO closure
- bureaucratic restriction
Jailed human rights defender denied treatment
- Published at
- 23.07.2018
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
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Another activist silenced: Germain Rukuki sentenced to 32 years in prison
- Published at
- 13.06.2018
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- political interference
- HRD prosecuted
- censorship
- HRD detained
- intimidation