Human Rights Watch,
May 2nd 2012
This 81-page report documents political killings stemming from the 2010 elections in Burundi. These killings, which peaked toward the middle of 2011, often took the form of tit-for-tat attacks by members of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie-Forces pour la défense de la démocratie, CNDD-FDD) and the opposition National Liberation Forces (Forces nationales de libération, FNL). In the vast majority of cases, justice has been denied to families of the victims.
Contents:
Summary
Methodology
RecommendationsThe Context: The 2010 Elections and their Aftermath
Patterns of Political Violence in 2011
Killings of FNL and Former FNL Members
Killing of Members of Other Opposition Parties
Killings of CNDD-FDD Members
Larger-scale Killings
Other Acts of Violence by FNL Members or Other Groups
Impunity
The Government’s Response to Political Killings
Civil Society and the Media: “Mouthpieces of the Opposition”
Conclusion
The full PDF report can be downloaded from the link below:
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/05/02/you-will-not-have-peace-while-you-are-living-0
