http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/burundi-reverse-ban-civil-society-group-20091125 (Bujumbura) – Burundian authorities should immediately retract an ordinance outlawing the Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society (FORSC), an umbrella organization representing 146 Burundian civil society associations, said Amnesty International, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/burundian-refugees-tanzania-intimidated-returning-home-20090629 Some refugees have had their homes set on fire and others have been threatened with arson, to coerce them into returning home. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/004/2009/en Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/003/2009/en Ernest Manirumva, the vice-president of the Observatory for the Struggle against Corruption and Economic Embezzlement, was stabbed to death by unidentified men at his home in Bujumbura, the capital, on the night of 8 April 2009. Local media and human rights defenders reported that up to eight men were lookin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/002/2009/en Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/001/2009/en Prisoner of conscience Alexis Sinduhije was released on 11 March, and the charges against him were dropped, on the orders of the High Court (Tribunal de Grande Instance). Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/007/2008/en Alexis Sinduhije, the President of the Movement for Security and Democracy (Mouvement pour la Sécurité et la Démocratie, MSD), a political opposition group, was arrested on 3 November during a MSD party meeting. Thirty-six others were also arrested, but have since been released. Alexis Sinduhije is curre Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/IOR41/043/2008/en This document contains suggested recommendations to be made during the interactive dialogue in the UPR Working Group with Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Colombia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/006/2008/en Journalist Jean-Claude Kavumbagu was arrested on 11 September 2008 and charged with defamation. He alleged in an article that the cost of President Nkurunziza’s trip to see the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics caused some civil servants’ salaries to be paid late. He is held in Mpimba Central Pris Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/rape-burundi-demand-justice-now Rape is widespread throughout Burundi, though many cases, remain unprosecuted. Women are often too afraid to even report the crime out of fear that their families and Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International