Burundi: Donors Must Fund Human Rights Protection

Amnesty International has called on all states who participated at a recent donor conference for Burundi to make sure that there are sufficient funds for human rights promotion and protection. In two documents, 'Burundi: Commitment to Human Rights is Essential, An appeal to participants of the international donor conference', and its background briefing, 'Burundi: A Critical Time', published to coincide with the donor conference (13-14 January), Amnesty International outlined a human rights agenda for international donors and the Government of Burundi involved in the country's peace and reconstruction efforts as well as providing up-to-date information on the critical human rights issues which must be addressed.