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Commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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16 Mar 2021

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 16 March 2021 Distinguished President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, It is an honour to participate in this remembrance of...

Burundi: The time has come for President Ndayishimiye to remove the uncertainties surrounding his human rights policy

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11 Mar 2021

Geneva, 11 March 2021 – Human rights developments in Burundi since the 2020 elections remains ambiguous and reflect uncertainties according to the analysis of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry...

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL46th SessionInteractive Dialogue on Burundi

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11 Mar 2021

Oral briefing of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi 11 March 2021, Geneva Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to address the Human Rights Council on behalf of the...

Interactive Dialogue on Burundi

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23 Sep 2020

Human Rights Council Forty fifth session Oral briefing Of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi* 23 September 2020, Geneva * Original: French Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We...

No human rights progress despite new presidency, Burundi inquiry finds

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23 Sep 2020

2020年5月20日，总统选举与大选期间，布隆迪人民在位于中部吉赫塔的布布小学的投票站排队等候。法新社

The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi outlines the serious human rights violations occurring in the context of the 2020 elections, including summary executions, arbitrary detentions and arrests, torture and sexual violence.

Burundi: New Government, but no progress in sight on the human rights front

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17 Sep 2020

Français Kirundi Geneva (17 September 2020) – Following the 2020 presidential, legislative and local elections, the fifteen-year presidency of Pierre Nkurunziza came to a close and a new era under...

In her global human rights update, Bachelet calls for urgent action to heighten resilience and protect people's rights

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14 Sep 2020

العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский 45th session of the Human Rights Council Item 2: Global Human Rights Update Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 14 September 2020...

Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi

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13 Aug 2020

Burundi needs more than a new President to break the cycle of violence, say UN investigators

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14 Jul 2020

Geneva (14 July 2020) – After a campaign period marked by numerous cases of arbitrary detention and even some executions of members of Burundi’s main opposition party CNL (National Freedom Council)...

Oral briefing of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi

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14 Jul 2020

Human Rights Council Forty-fourth session, Interactive dialogue on Burundi Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Since our Commission’s last oral presentation on 9 March 2020, several...