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100	1		_aGhoshal, Neela.
245	1	0	_aClosing doors : _bthe narrowing of democratic space in Burundi / _c[Neela Ghoshal]
246	1		_aNarrowing of democratic space in Burundi
260			_aNew York, NY : _bHuman Rights Watch, _cc2010.
300			_a69 p. : _bcol. map ; _c27 cm.
500			_a"November 2010"--Table of contents page.
500			_a"This report was written and researched by Neela Ghoshal, Burundi researcher at Human Rights Watch."--P. 60.
505	0		_aMap of Burundi -- Glossary of Terms and Acronyms -- Timeline of Key Political and Human Rights Events during the Election Period: May to September 2010 -- Summary -- Methodology -- Recommendations -- To the Ministry of Interior -- To the Attorney General's Office, the National Police of Burundi, and the National Intelligence Service -- To the Ministry of Justice -- To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- To the Burundian Parliament -- To All Political Parties, including the FNL, Other Members of the ADC-Ikibiri Coalition, and CNDD-FDD -- To International Actors, including the East African Community (EAC), the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and Bilateral Donors -- To Members of the United Nations Human Rights Council -- I. Background -- Factors Leading to Democratic Breakdown and Related Human Rights Abuses --
505	0		_aCommunal Elections: Pre-Election Violence -- Communal Elections: Bribery, Corruption, and Fraud -- Presidential Elections: Pre-Election Violence -- Risk of Return to Armed Conflict -- Factors Leading to Increased Targeting of Journalists and Civil Society -- Obligations under International Law -- II. Closing Space for the Political Opposition -- Banning Political Meetings -- Threats and Intimidation of Opposition Leaders -- Restricting Freedom of Movement -- Arrests of Opposition Party Members -- Arrests in Ruziba, July 2010 -- Arrests of MSD members, August and September 2010 -- Arrests of "Armed Bandits" -- Arrest and Killing of Jackson Ndikuriyo -- Torture and Ill-Treatment -- Government Interference with the FNL -- III. Closing Space for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists -- Targeting of Burundian Journalists and Civil Society Activists -- Threats against Radio Publique Africaine (RPA) -- Targeting of Human Rights Watch -- Targeting of UN Officials --
505	0		_aIV. International Response -- V. Government Institutions to Protect Human Rights -- VI. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Annex I: Political Violence in the Period Preceding Communal Elections, May 2010 -- Annex II: Human Rights Watch Letter to Burundian Government.
520			_a"Burundi's 2010 election period was marked by repression of civil society, media, and opposition parties. After claiming that communal elections in May were fraudulent, opposition parties boycotted subsequent elections, which resulted in a massive electoral victory for the ruling party. The government responded with a crackdown on liberties that continued into the post-election period. It banned political meetings, outlawed an opposition coalition, and unlawfully acted to convert the main opposition party into a satellite of the ruling party. Authorities arrested several hundred opposition members; some were tortured. They also arrested journalists, harassed civil society organizations, and branded those who spoke out on security and justice issues as 'political opponents.' Since September, a new wave of killings has targeted members of both the ruling party and the opposition.
520			_aThe specter of a de facto one-party state, consisting mainly of officials who perceive dissident voices as enemies, raises concerns about future repression and the narrowing of democratic space in Burundi. The possibility of renewed armed conflict heightens concerns of abuse by the government and armed movements. This report documents the factors leading to the democratic breakdown, and the closing space for political opposition, human rights defenders and journalists. It also examines the international reaction to such abuses, and evaluates the ability of government institutions to protect human rights. Closing Doors? urges the new government to take further steps toward establishing institutions that will promote accountability; commit to reestablishing space for opposition parties to function; and allow journalists and civil society activists to fulfill their monitoring function.
520			_aIt calls on international donors to match their demonstrated support for civil society with an even-handed approach to the ruling party and the political opposition that is rooted in upholding fundamental human rights."--P. [4] of cover.
650		0	_aCivil rights _zBurundi.
650		0	_aHuman rights _zBurundi.
650		0	_aPolitical persecution _zBurundi.
650		0	_aCivil society _zBurundi.
710	2		_aHuman Rights Watch (Organization)
776	0	8	_iOnline version _aGhoshal, Neela. _tClosing doors. _dNew York, NY : Human Rights Watch, c2010 _w(OCoLC)682948418
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