09-15-2017 ■ Burundi Parliament spokesman Alexis Badian Ndayihimbaze said on 14 September that the National Assembly has sent a letter to the Chairman of the UN Security Council informing him about the establishment of a special commission. The latter will assess the content of the report on Burundi published on 4 (...)

06-19-2017 ■ The National Assembly will shortly analyze the bill on the national observatory for the prevention and eradication of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Meanwhile, this organ is subject to controversy. The national observatory is an advisory organ, mandated by the 2005 Constitution in article 274. It is (...)

05-11-2017 ■ The Burundian parliament urges ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly to propose a draft resolution requesting the lifting of sanctions imposed upon Burundi. According to these parliamentarians, the political and security situation has improved significantly. Both the upper and lower chambers of the parliament appeal to the EU and the member (...)

01-23-2017 ■ On Saturday 21 January 2017, Burundi parliament issued a statement as a reaction to the European Parliament’s accusations of human rights violations in Burundi on Thursday 19 January 2017. The Burundi Parliament says it has been outraged by the European Parliament’s press release at the end of the session (...)