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Burundi: President Grants Amnesty to 5,000 Prisoners
East African, 9 March 2021
Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has granted amnesty to more than 5,000 prisoners. Read more »
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Burundi: Burundi's President Grants Amnesty to 5,000 Prisoners
Monitor, 9 March 2021
Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has granted amnesty to more than 5,000 prisoners. Read more »
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Burundi: Free Forcibly Returned Refugees
HRW, 8 March 2021
Drop Baseless Charges; Investigate Intelligence Service Read more »
Burundi Grants Amnesty to Thousands of Prisoners
President Evariste Ndayishimiye has signed a decree granting amnesty to 5,255 inmates countrywide with the exception of those who committed crimes against humanity and other major crimes. Inmates convicted of other minor crimes, pregnant women or those with children in prison, minors, prisoners with chronic diseases, prisoners aged 70 years and above and inmates with mental disorders are expected to benefit from the president's amnesty.
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