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On
July 28, 2022, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide:
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Decision TC1 05038 – The proper interpretation of the ‘generalized risk’ exception to protection found at subparagraph 97(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, in claims for protection involving allegations of gang-targeting or other acts of criminality.
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December 22, 2020, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
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July 6, 2018, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
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The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 10, 2018.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
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29 March 2019
BURUNDI
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
15 March 2016
Title:
Burundi - Rwanda. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
6 March 2017
Title:
Burundi. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 March 2019
Accessed Date:
21 March 2019
Title:
Burundi. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
23 November 2017
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. Situation sécuritaire.
Source:
Belgium. Commissariat général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides.
Date of Document:
3 July 2018
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Burundi. Aperçu des besoins humanitaires 2018.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
November 2017
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
List of all the neighbourhoods of Bujumbura, including the ethnicity and socio-economic status of the inhabitants of those neighbourhoods (2014-September 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 September 2016
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Helping the Burundian People Cope with the Economic Crisis
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
31 August 2018
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
At what age are people considered elderly; treatment of the elderly by society and the authorities, including those who are political militants (2014-March 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 February 2018
Accessed Date:
27 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
Accessed Date:
21 March 2019
Title:
Burundi. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. World Report 2019: Events of 2018.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
13 March 2019
Title:
Burundi. Freedom in the World 2018.
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Summary of stakeholders' submissions on Burundi
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/29/BDI/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
3 November 2017
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 16/21: Burundi
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/29/BDI/1
Date of Document:
13 November 2017
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
Burundi on the brink: looking back on two years of terror
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights; Ligue burundaise des droits de l'homme
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
The Situation in Burundi. Report of the Secretary-General.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
15 November 2018
Accessed Date:
13 March 2019
Title:
“I Fled Because I was Afraid to Die”: Causes of Exile of Burundian Asylum Seekers
Source:
International Refugee Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
8 August 2018
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Report on the independent investigation on Burundi carried out pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution S-24/1
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
25 October 2016
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Conform or Flee: Repression and Insecurity Pushing Burundians into Exile
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 September 2017
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
Repression and genocidal dynamics in Burundi
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights; Ligue burundaise des droits de l'homme
Date of Document:
November 2016
Accessed Date:
6 March 2017
Title:
“We Will Beat You to Correct You”: Abuses Ahead of Burundi's Constitutional Referendum
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 May 2018
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Citizenship legislation; procedures for obtaining citizenship; whether dual citizenship is possible and, if so, how to obtain it; procedures for renouncing citizenship and the necessary documents; grounds for revoking citizenship
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 January 2007
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; nationality
Title:
Loi 1/013 du 18 juillet 2000 portant réforme du code de la nationalité
Accessed Date:
21 March 2013
Keywords:
children; legislation; marriage; nationality
Title:
The requirements and procedures for obtaining a biometric passport, from within Burundi or from abroad; description of biometric passports
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 March 2014
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Décret N° 100/156 du 14 octobre 2003 portant, modalités pratiques d'acquisition de la nationalité burundaise par naturalisation
Accessed Date:
21 March 2013
Keywords:
legislation; nationality
Title:
Burundi. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Issuance, appearance and content of civil status documents, including death, birth and marriage certificates and excerpts of such certificates; issuance, appearance and content of a death certificate excerpt issued by the Civil Registrar [Burea...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 January 2017
Accessed Date:
22 March 2017
Title:
The format of the date of birth on a passport and whether it ever varies
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 November 2011
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents; nationality
Title:
The practices involved in issuing proof of birth documents, particularly in Bujumbura; whether proof of birth documents are normally issued at birth; if not, when they are normally issued and for what purpose; the information and documents ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 March 2012
Accessed Date:
27 March 2013
Keywords:
children; identity documents
Title:
Procedure for obtaining a medical report from inside Burundi and from outside the country; whether there is a nation-wide standard format for medical reports; whether physicians are required to notify the police of injuries sustained as a result ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 January 2013
Accessed Date:
27 March 2013
Keywords:
crime; medical records; police/security forces
Title:
Prevalence of fraudulent identity documents, including national identity cards [cartes nationales d'identité, CNI] and biometric passports; ability of a person to obtain valid identity documents using false information (2010-2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 December 2014
Accessed Date:
30 March 2015
Keywords:
corruption; document fraud; government corruption; identity documents; institutional efficacy
Title:
The requirements and procedures to obtain a national identity card; description of the national identity card
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 March 2014
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
children; identity documents
Title:
Article 12. Constitution de Burundi.
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Burundi.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
27 March 2018
Title:
The Association for the Promotion of the Burundian Girl (Association pour la promotion de la fille burundaise - APFB), including its members and activities; the treatment of APFB members by the authorities and the Imbonerakure (2016-March 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 March 2017
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
The National Liberation Forces (Forces nationales de libération, FNL) political party; the treatment of FNL members by the authorities (2015-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 March 2017
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Burundi: Government Investigations Ignore State Abuses
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
13 April 2016
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Mouvement des femmes et filles du Burundi pour le respect de la Constitution et de l'accord [de paix] d'Arusha, including date of creation, purpose, leaders, structure and treatment of its members by authorities
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 October 2015
Accessed Date:
11 March 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; election; freedom of assembly; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Republic of Burundi. Election for Assemblée National (Burundian National Assembly) of 29 June 2015.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
9 December 2015
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
The authorities' treatment of political opponents; the authorities' treatment of members of the political party known as Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (Mouvement pour la solidarité et la démocratie, MSD) (2015-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 March 2017
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Front for Democracy in Burundi (Frodebu), including treatment of its members and their families by government authorities (November 2004-February 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 February 2013
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Burundi's constitutional amendment: what do we know so far? Analysis and Policy Brief N°24.
Source:
University of Antwerp. Institute of Development Policy and Management.
Date of Document:
November 2017
Accessed Date:
19 March 2018
Title:
Republic of Burundi. Referendum of 17 May 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Republic of Burundi. Election for Inama Nkenguzamateka (Burundian Senate) Senate of 24 July 2015.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
9 December 2015
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Republic of Burundi. Election for President of 21 July 2015.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
9 December 2015
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
16 December 2015
Accessed Date:
1 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; country overview; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; torture
Title:
Treatment of family members of people who opposed the third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza, especially of those who had ties to the government (2015-February 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 February 2019
Accessed Date:
22 March 2019
Title:
Membership cards of the National Liberation Forces (Forces nationales de libération, FNL) party
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 March 2014
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
identity documents; political activities; political organizations
Title:
The May 2015 coup attempt, including its instigators, how it unfolded, the violent incidents and the outcome; the treatment of the coup instigators by the government (May 2015-October 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 October 2015
Accessed Date:
17 December 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; freedom of movement; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition
Title:
Treatment of members of the Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (Mouvement pour la solidarité et la démocratie, MSD) by the authorities; MSD membership card, including the party's logo (2016-March 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 March 2019
Accessed Date:
22 March 2019
Title:
Membership cards of the National Council for the Defence of Democracy - Forces for the Defence of Democracy (Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie - Forces pour la défense de la démocratie, CNDD-FDD) and their issuance (2004-2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 December 2016
Accessed Date:
22 March 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Burundi. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Frequency of forced and early marriages, as well as legislation; protection and assistance provided by the state and civil society (2010-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 June 2013
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
country overview; gender equality; legislation; marriage
Title:
Rapport final. La prise en compte des violences basées sur le genre au Burundi : Analyse des perceptions et obstacles.
Date of Document:
July 2014
Accessed Date:
11 March 2015
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Protection and resources for women victims of spousal abuse (2010-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 June 2013
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
country overview; domestic violence; gender-based violence; legislation; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Loi n° 1/13 du 22 septembre 2016 portant prévention, protection des victimes et répression des violences basées sur le genre.
Accessed Date:
19 March 2018
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Burundi
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
25 November 2016
Accessed Date:
27 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
19 March 2018
Title:
Treatment by the state and by society of activists who promote the rights of sexual minorities, without being member of a sexual minority themselves; the law, and whether the state can take action against these activists under legislation; ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 August 2013
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; human rights activists; legislation; police/security forces; sexual minorities; state surveillance
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities, including legislation, state protection and support services (2009-February 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 February 2013
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
institutional efficacy; legislation; sexual minorities; social services
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Burundi. 2018 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
11 May 2018
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Concluding observations of the Committee on the special report of Burundi requested under article 19 (1) in fine of the Convention
Code:
CAT/C/BDI/CO/2/Add.1
Source:
United Nations. Committee Against Torture.
Date of Document:
9 September 2016
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Burundi: Tier 3. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Field Report. Asylum Betrayed: Recruitment of Burundian Refugees in Rwanda.
Source:
Refugees International
Date of Document:
14 December 2015
Author:
Michael Boyce; Francisca Vigaud-Walsh
Accessed Date:
1 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; election; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
The Imbonerakure, including their activities and their ties to the authorities, specifically with the Bujumbura police; whether they are able to find a person in all parts of the country and abroad or prevent a person from exiting the ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
27 March 2018
Title:
Burundi: Attacks by Ruling Party Youth League Members
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 January 2017
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Corruption au Burundi: problème d'action collective et défi majeur pour la gouvernance
Source:
University of Antwerp. Institute of Development Policy and Management.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Author:
Gervais Rufyikiri
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Rapport alternatif de la société civile à l'attention du Comité Contre la Torture sur la situation au Burundi
Source:
Action des Chrétiens pour l'Abolition de la Torture et al.
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Loi n° 1/10 du 3 avril 2013 portant révision du code de procédure pénale
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
The Burundi Legal System and Research
Date of Document:
March 2017
Author:
Syldie Bizimana et al.
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
Constitutionality of Criminal Procedure and Prison Laws in Africa: Burundi
Source:
Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative
Author:
Guy-Fleury Ntwari
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Organisation et compétence judiciaires. Codes et Lois du Burundi, deuxième édition, Tome II.
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Procédure pénale. Codes et Lois du Burundi, deuxième édition, Tome II.
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
The appearance of warrants (mandats d'amener) issued by the Ministry of Justice, including the text therein, the various sections, the title of the issuing party and the stamps; a copy of a warrant of arrest issued by the Ministry of Justice...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 June 2017
Accessed Date:
27 March 2018
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Burundi: The Army in Crisis. Africa Report N°247.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
5 April 2017
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda: Activities of Burundian militias in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Uganda, including relationship with Burundian refugees (2015-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 March 2017
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Recourse available to victims of violence, including state protection (2013-February 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 March 2015
Accessed Date:
30 March 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; crime; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; sexual violence; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Burundi: Suspected mass graves of victims of 11 December violence
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 January 2016
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Burundi: Abductions, Killings, Spread Fear
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
25 February 2016
Accessed Date:
15 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; military service; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Burundi : Situation sécuritaire dans la province de Bururi depuis avril 2015
Source:
France. Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides.
Date of Document:
31 May 2016
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Information on the police, in particular its mandate, structure, geographical distribution, and reputation; the appearance of police uniforms, vehicles, emblems and flags; whether police members carry weapons
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 December 2015
Accessed Date:
17 December 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; crime; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; sexual violence; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Burundi. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
Loi N°1/15 du 9 mai 2015 régissant la presse au Burundi
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Licenses rescinded in new threat to media freedom in Burundi
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
20 October 2017
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
The situation of the Tutsi, including the Tutsi elite; their treatment by the authorities and by society; and protection provided to them (December 2015-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 March 2017
Accessed Date:
22 March 2017
Title:
State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Author:
Paige Wilhite Jennings
Title:
Treatment of people born of mixed Hutu-Tutsi couples by members of these two groups; state protection (2016-January 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 February 2018
Accessed Date:
27 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. The Indigenous World 2018.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2018
Author:
Quétu Zoé; Patrick Kulesza
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Treatment of the Baganwa [singular Ganwa or Umganwa], members of the former royal family, by the authorities (2014-November 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 November 2015
Accessed Date:
17 December 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; legal system; nationality; political organizations
Title:
Treatment of Tutsis, in particular, young Tutsis, by the authorities; their treatment at the ports of entry (April 2015 November 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2015
Accessed Date:
17 December 2015
Keywords:
corruption; institutional efficacy; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
No Respite: Burundian Refugees in the DR Congo
Source:
Refugees International
Date of Document:
26 May 2016
Author:
Michael Boyce; Mark Yarnell
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda: Ability to travel from Burundi to bordering countries, including the documents required for travel and obstacles encountered at the border (2015-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 March 2017
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Airport security screening procedures for passengers boarding international flights; reports of persons sought by the authorities being stopped at the airport by security services (2016-March 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 March 2018
Accessed Date:
27 March 2018
Title:
“You Are Either With Us Or Against Us”: Persecution and Displacement in Burundi
Source:
Refugees International
Date of Document:
18 November 2015
Author:
Michael Boyce; Francisca Vigaud-Walsh
Accessed Date:
15 December 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; freedom of movement; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 30 April 2018:
Title:
Burundi. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 March 2018
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html
Accessed Date:
21 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. Situation sécuritaire.
Source:
Belgium. Commissariat général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides.
Date of Document:
31 March 2017
URL:
http://www.cgra.be/sites/default/files/rapporten/coi_focus_burundi._situation_securitaire_20170331_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 April 2018
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2017&dlid=276975
Accessed Date:
23 April 2018
Title:
Burundi. World Report 2018: Events of 2017.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2018
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/burundi
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. Freedom in the World 2017.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2017/burundi
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Burundi
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
25 January 2018
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/S/2018/89
Accessed Date:
27 March 2018
Title:
Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
11 August 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/a/hrc/36/54
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
Burundi Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Burundi.html
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
URL:
http://www.genderindex.org/country/burundi
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; marriage; nationality; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Burundi. 2017 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
10 April 2017
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=21621
Accessed Date:
19 March 2018
Title:
Burundi: Tier 3. Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
URL:
https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271157.htm
Accessed Date:
19 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2016&dlid=268624
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
Burundi. The Indigenous World 2014.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
21 May 2014
URL:
http://www.iwgia.org/iwgia_files_publications_files/0671_I2014eb.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 March 2015
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; indigenous groups; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Crisis Analysis of Burundi
Date of Document:
22 December 2017
URL:
https://www.acaps.org/country/burundi/crisis-analysis
Accessed Date:
12 March 2018
Title:
Burundi : Les Forces nationales de libération (FNL), mouvement rebelle (1980-2009) devenu parti politique
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 July 2015
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/didr_note_burundi_les_forces_nationales_de_liberation_fnl_ofpra_17.07.2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Burundi: A Dangerous Third Term. Africa Report N°235.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
20 May 2016
URL:
https://d2071andvip0wj.cloudfront.net/235-burundi-a-dangerous-third-term.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Burundi : Le parti Mouvement pour la solidarité et la démocratie (MSD)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
28 May 2015
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/france/PLib/1505_BDI_MSD.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Treatment of family members of those who oppose the third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza, especially of those who were associated with power (2014 August 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 September 2015
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456254
Accessed Date:
21 December 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; crime; election; extralegal executions/killings; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; torture
Title:
Treatment of members of the Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (Mouvement pour la solidarité et la démocratie, MSD) by authorities; details of membership cards, including a description of the party's logo (March 2013-September 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 October 2014
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=455545&pls=1
Accessed Date:
30 March 2015
Keywords:
freedom of assembly; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Country Report: Burundi Crisis Year One
Source:
Armed Conflict Location & Event Dataset
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/3230_1464869962_acled-country-report-burundi-may-2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
The Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights in Burundi: A Shadow Report
Source:
MOLI - Mouvement pour les Libertés Individuelles et al.
Date of Document:
September 2014
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1930_1412779853_int-ccpr-css-bdi-18263-e.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 March 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; crime; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; labour; legislation; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Étude sur les aspects de l'intégrité de la Police Nationale du Burundi.
Source:
Transparency International. Defence and Security.
Date of Document:
April 2014
URL:
http://ti-defence.org/publications/etude-sur-les-aspects-de-lintegrite-de-la-police-nationale-du-burundi/
Accessed Date:
11 December 2015
Keywords:
corruption; institutional efficacy; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints
Title:
Étude sur les aspects de l'intégrité de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi.
Source:
Transparency International. Defence and Security.
Date of Document:
April 2014
URL:
http://ti-defence.org/publications/etude-sur-les-aspects-de-lintegrite-de-la-force-de-defense-nationale-du-burundi/
Accessed Date:
11 December 2015
Keywords:
corruption; institutional efficacy; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces
Title:
Radio silence: Burundi's media during the 2015 election crisis
Source:
International Media Support
Date of Document:
June 2015
URL:
http://www.mediasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/radio-silence-burundi-ims-2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 December 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; country overview; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners
Title:
Treatment of the followers of the religious leader Eusébie Ngendakumana (also known as Zebiya) by authorities (2011-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 June 2013
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454612&pls=1
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Title:
Ethnic Relations and Burundi's Struggle for Sustainable Peace
Source:
United States. House of Representatives. Foreign Affairs Committee.
Date of Document:
22 July 2015
URL:
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA16/20150722/103782/HHRG-114-FA16-Wstate-NduraE-20150722.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 December 2015
Keywords:
conflict; country overview; election; ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; minorities; nationality; political organizations
Title:
Burundi Displacement Tracking Matrix. DTM Dashboard #11 – November 2017
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
30 November 2017
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/report/burundi/burundi-displacement-tracking-matrix-dtm-dashboard-11-november-2017
Accessed Date:
20 March 2018
Title:
Helping the Burundian People Cope with the Economic Crisis
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
31 August 2018
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/central-africa/burundi/264-soutenir-la-population-burundaise-face-la-crise-economique
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
“We Will Beat You to Correct You”: Abuses Ahead of Burundi's Constitutional Referendum
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 May 2018
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/05/18/we-will-beat-you-correct-you/abuses-ahead-burundis-constitutional-referendum
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Republic of Burundi. Referendum of 17 May 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3061/
Accessed Date:
6 March 2019
Title:
Treatment of family members of people who opposed the third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza, especially of those who had ties to the government (2015-February 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 February 2019
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457754
Accessed Date:
22 March 2019
Title:
Treatment of members of the Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (Mouvement pour la solidarité et la démocratie, MSD) by the authorities; MSD membership card, including the party's logo (2016-March 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 March 2019
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457752
Accessed Date:
22 March 2019
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