62 executions were carried out in 1999

62 executions were carried out in 1999. In 2000 two soldiers were executed for murder without having had legal representation during their trial or the chance to appeal their convictions. These were the first executions since 1999. There were no executions in 2001 and 2002.
More than 600 people were sentenced to death in Burundi for violent crimes committed between 1993 and April 2003.

*NB: Reports of death sentences and executions are not always carried by local media, and the statistics reported on the HOC website may vary from official statistics issued by government or judicial sources after the year ends.