Explainer: 10 things Burundi’s new government can do to improve human rights

Burundi’s new government, under the leadership of President Evariste Ndayishimiye, was sworn into office sooner than expected, following the sudden death of the outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza in June. The last five years were characterized by a rapid deterioration of respect for human rights. Amnesty International recommends that the Government of Burundi addresses the following 10 priority areas to improve the country’s human rights situation. End impunity for human rights violations The past five years have been marked by an increase in serious human rights violations including extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture and cruel,...