Capital punishment in Burundi explained

Capital punishment was abolished in Burundi on 24 April 2009.[1] [2] Burundi is not a state party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.[3] The last legal execution in Burundi took place in 1997.[4]

However, extrajudicial executions are common in Burundi.[5] On 18 February 2016, the then-Defense Minister Emmanuel Ntahomvukiye stated that the death penalty should be reinstated in Burundi, although that has not happened yet.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Death penalty abolition under threat in Burundi. 25 July 2022. 10 October 2016. IWACU English News.
  2. Web site: Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018). 25 July 2022. 23 October 2018. Amnesty International.
  3. Web site: 12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. United Nations Treaty Collection. July 25, 2022.
  4. Web site: 2008-11-22 . Burundi abolishes death penalty . 2024-06-18 . France 24 . en.
  5. Web site: Death penalty abolition under threat in Burundi. 25 July 2022. 10 October 2016. IWACU English News.

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