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[The Point] The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has revealed gross human rights violations executed against students on April 10 and 11 and mass cover-up in the aftermath of the illegal acts by the state.
Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya says that he rejects a life sentence he received in absentia this week over the 1993 assassination of his successor, dismissing the case as politically motivated.
\"This is a political trial conducted in a scandalous manner, in violation of all the rules of law. We decide to appeal to the Burundian courts and, when the time comes, to external courts,\" he said at a press conference in Bamako.
The former head of state was also speaking on behalf of the twenty or so military and civilian officials sentenced at the same time as him from 20 years to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Burundi, whose verdict was made public Tuesday.
\"Given the rule of law in Burundi, I believe that to go there to face the trial would be tantamount to suicide\" and \"I do not feel like committing suicide at the moment\". \"I will fight to be represented, at least when it comes to the trial that is taking place in the country,\" he added.
Mr. Buyoya explained that he would also \"discuss in full transparency with (his) superiors\" the possibility of \"postponing\" his duties as AU special envoy to Mali and the Sahel. \"It is not for me to decide myself,\" he said.
The first democratically elected president of Burundi and the first Hutu to come to power, Melchior Ndadaye was assassinated in October 1993 in a military coup that would lead the country into a civil war between the Tutsi-dominated army and Hutu rebel groups. It resulted in 300,000 deaths until 2006.
Ndadaye had succeeded Buyoya, who was carried by the army to power in 1987 and who became president again in a new coup between 1996 and 2003, before handing over power to Domitien Ndayizeye, a Hutu, under a peace agreement signed in 2000 in Arusha (Tanzania).
Mr. Buyoya was convicted of \"attacking the head of state, attacking the authority of the state and attempting to bring about massacre and devastation\". His name had already been cited in connection with this assassination, without the beginning of any proof being provided.
Chicago Ideas Week kicks off tomorrow through October 29, 2020. This week is a celebration of the minds and ideas of inventors, innovators, creatives, and everyone in between. This week marks the 9th year of Chicago Ideas Week and will offer various programs to stimulate, inspire, and enlighten participants. This week provides the opportunity for … Continued
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On November 24th acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC will commence hearing arguments on preliminary issues raised in the two election petitions filed by the main Opposition and she asserted that the petitions should be heard together though a final decision has not yet been taken.
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[Global Witness] Protecting the environment has become even more dangerous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Land and environmental defenders across the globe already face killings, threats, harassment and criminalisation for peacefully protecting their homes and our planet. In 2019, 212 environmental activists were murdered around the world - the highest number of killings that Global Witness has ever recorded in a single year. But this year, COVID-19 has made their situation even more precarious - and urgent action is needed
[Reporter] The Ministry of Women, Children and Youth (MOWCY) is implementing a takeover mentorship program for adolescent girls as part of this Year's International Day of the Girl 2020 celebration under the theme: 'Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow.'
