On 25 Aug 2016, IHRDA and local partners in Burundi filed a case against Burundi before the ACHPR addressing extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances and torture against eight victims during and after the protests that took place in Burundi following the president’s announcement that he intended to run for a third term in April 2015.
Updates
27 December 2016
The Commission acknowledged receipt of IHRDA’s seizure letter.
7 March 2017
The Commission requested government of Burundi to put in place provisional measures

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