Posts tagged Burundi
Burundi’s President Must Investigate Peacekeeper Sexual Abuse
Burundi’s President Must Investigate Peacekeeper Sexual Abuse

September 17, 2020: The UN inquiry on Burundi must not end until President Ndayishimiye orders the investigation and prosecution, if necessary, of Burundian soldiers serving in UN Peacekeeping who have been accused of sexual crimes.

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StatementAFW CommsDoudou Diène, United Nations, Burundi, UN Commission of Inquiry, Pierre Nkurunziza, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Human Rights Council, UN Peacekeeping, Central African Republic, National Investigation Officers, International Criminal Court, sexual exploitation and abuse, impunity, Code Blue Campaign, António Guterres, Secretary-General, Conduct in UN Field Missions, Sexual abuse allegations, Burundian NIOs, troop-contributing country
Burundian Soldiers Still Don’t Belong in UN Peacekeeping
Burundian Soldiers Still Don’t Belong in UN Peacekeeping

July 16, 2020: The UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi urged the international community this week to "remain vigilant" on the situation in Burundi. The Code Blue Campaign agrees, and calls on the UN to ensure that Burundian peacekeepers are no longer free to commit sexual exploitation and abuse with impunity. (Photo: presidence.gov.bi)

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StatementAFW CommsBurundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Code Blue Campaign, Peacekeeping, United Nations
Burundi's Election Must Be Postponed
Burundi's Election Must Be Postponed

May 15, 2020: It is not possible to hold a free and fair election without international monitors in the midst of rampant and worsening violence while an unchecked pandemic sickens many more Burundians than the government is willing to admit, write Paula Donovan and Stephen Lewis in a new statement. (UN Photo / Martine Perret)

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StatementAFW CommsBurundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual abuse, Election, Human Rights, Evariste Ndayishimiye, WHO, East African Community, COVID-19, Commission of Inquiry, COI
A Record of Shame: Burundi Does Not Belong in UN Peacekeeping
A Record of Shame: Burundi Does Not Belong in UN Peacekeeping

July 16, 2019: In a new letter to the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, AIDS-Free World and its Code Blue Campaign call on the UN to repatriate Burundian peacekeepers serving in the Central African Republic, ending a deployment that earns the brutal and autocratic regime millions of dollars and puts innocent civilians at risk. (UN Photo / Marco Dormino)

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StatementAFW CommsBurundi, peacekeeping, sexual exploitation and abuse, UN, United Nations, Code Blue Campaign, accountability, justice, ICC, peacekeeper sexual abuse, sexual violence, Stephen Lewis, Paula Donovan, violence against women
Why is the United Nations Financing Crimes Against Humanity in Burundi?
Why is the United Nations Financing Crimes Against Humanity in Burundi?

March 19, 2019: Code Blue: The UN pays more than $13 million a year to Burundi for 767 peacekeepers, giving a government under investigation for crimes against humanity vital support for its campaign of mass rape and murder. (UN Photo / Martine Perret)

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StatementAFW CommsBurundi, Code Blue Campaign, United Nations, UN, peacekeeping, peacekeeper sexual abuse, UN peacekeeping, ICC, sexual exploitation and abuse, Antonio Guterres