Burundi News News Burundi » Government: Burundi Opposition Skips 3 May Election
A leading Burundi opposition figure calls the government a veiled dictatorship as his party, Frodebu, stays out of the 3 May presidential election.
News Burundi » Government: Burundi: Extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate and ensure adequate funding for his monitoring and documentation work
At the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, in October 2022, the Council extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi, which it established a year ...
News Burundi » Government: Burundi government tells UN mediator to go
Burundi’s ruling party and its allies on Sunday told a United Nations mediator to step down, just two weeks after he was sent to help resolve the central African nation’s political crisis. Senegal’s ...
News Burundi » Government: Burundi peace talks delayed, no new date: Government, opposition
Rival Burundian factions said Tuesday that peace talks announced for January 6 would not go ahead on time, with no fixed date given for when they might take place. The small central African country ...
News Burundi » Government: Burundi Government Walks Out on UN Review
This week, Burundian authorities once again displayed their contempt for human rights by walking out of the country’s review before the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. The Burundi delegation ...