Burundi
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic
- CONSTITUTION
- February 28, 2005; ratified by popular referendum
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on German, Belgian, and customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral (Senate and National Assembly)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, Court of Appeal, First Instance Courts
RELIGIONS
62% Catholics; 23% Animists; 10% Muslims; 5% Protestants;
From the country
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that between November 2...
Amnesty International said that between November 2 and 4, government troops in Burundi massacred at least 93 civilians in Bujumbura Rural province, apparently in response to a rebel attack on an army vehicle the day before
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001BurundiDEATH PENALTY
The Ngozi criminal court, sitting in Muyinga [northeastern...
The Ngozi criminal court, sitting in Muyinga [northeastern Burundi] sentenced to death Methode Nivyumwami, the former administrator of Gasorwe [northeastern Burundi]
- JUNE 13, 2001BurundiDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that criminal courts across Burundi,...
It was reported that criminal courts across Burundi, notably in the towns of Bujumbura, Gitega and Ngozi sentenced a total of 20 people to death in the month of May alone, for manslaughter
- MAY 16, 2001BurundiDEATH PENALTY
About 20 people were handed sentences ranging from...
About 20 people were handed sentences ranging from 15 years' imprisonment to capital punishment from the Ngozi criminal court (northern Burundi) for "involvement in massacres" in northern Burundi after the assassination of the first democratically-elected
- APRIL 25, 2001BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Burundi voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Burundi voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)