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The US State Department released a statement Tuesday expressing concern over reports of "serious human rights violations and abuses" in Burundi. Allegations of mass graves, sexual violence by security forces, and enforced disappearances and torture are...

JURIST Guest Columnist Pacifique Manirakiza of the University of Ottawa Law School discusses the debate surrounding what is going on in Burundi and proposes a different view... Burundi is undergoing a political and constitutional crisis. Following the announcement of Mr....

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed his concerns on Friday regarding rising conflicts Burundi that have given rise to gang rapes, torture, ethnic repression, mass graves, and secret detentions and disappearances. Zeid...

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged both parties to the Burundian conflict yesterday upon the resumption of talks between Burundian stakeholders that continued dialogue between the parties is needed to prevent a relapse...

A top UN official on Tuesday called on Burundi to form a "nationally-led and owned effort" to find a solution to the violence the country has faced. Jamal Benomar , the Secretary-General's Special Advisor, also stated ...

The UN Human Rights Council approved a resolution on Thursday to dispatch experts to investigate human rights violations in Burundi, condemning violence in the country, use of excessive force by officials, and restrictions on freedoms....

The Armenian Electoral Commission on Monday announced that Armenia's constitution will be amended as a result of Sunday's referendum. However, opposition MP's and independent European observers have alleged serious irregularities in the...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday condemned the suspension of 10 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Burundi, calling it "an attempt by Burundian authorities to silence dissenting voices and to...

The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the political violence and killings currently afflicting Burundi. The violence began in the wake of President Pierre Nkurunziza announcing that he would seek a...

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement on Friday calling for an end to the political violence and killings currently afflicting Burundi. In the statement, the Secretary General expressed "grave concerns" regarding the...