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/AFR16/007/2008/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 http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/003/2008/en In this submission, Amnesty International provides information under sections C and D as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic Review. Amnesty International describes concerns related to violence against women, rape by both state and non-state a Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/002/2008/en Scores of civilians suspected of supporting an armed opposition group have been arrested by police since the start of April 2008, and are at grave risk of torture. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/NWS21/010/2007/en 1) International forces fail Afghan detainees 2) Forgotten victims 3) Thousands raped in Burundi 4) Lethal injections cause suffering and misuse medicine 5) Adult orphans in Albania have no place to call 'home' 6) Worldwide Appeals: Georgia: Ill-treated by police; Honduras: Human rights defenders at risk; Sa Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/002/2007/en Burundian law enforcement officials and the judiciary regularly fail to exercise due diligence, and perpetrators of rape and sexual violence subsequently escape punishment. NGOs are currently providing services where the state is failing to do so. Amnesty International and ACAT are concerned about reports th Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International