The East African
Monday April 05 2021
Demonstrators protest peace talks aimed at resolving nearly two years of deadly political crisis in Burundi in 2017. PHOTO | AFP
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The US government s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices documents human rights violations in Burundi from 2015 to date.
“There were numerous reports that the government or its agents, including police, the National Intelligence Service (SNR), military personnel, and elements of the Imbonerakure, committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, often against perceived supporters of the political opposition or those who exercised their lawful rights,” reads part of the report.
According to Human Rights Watch, some Burundian refugees in other countries who testified fled the country after they or their family members suffered violence, including rape, torture, and illegal detention by members of the Imbonerakure.