Article: Burundi -- The transitional period: a new opportunity for the respect of human rights.

M2 PRESSWIRE-1 November 2001-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Burundi -- The transitional period: a new opportunity for the respect of human rights (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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As the transitional period begins in Burundi today, in a context of on-going armed conflict, it is essential that human rights issues are at the forefront of the transitional government's policies and any debate on institutional reform, Amnesty International said today.

"The urgency to better protect and promote human rights is underlined by new reports of human rights violations, including extrajudicial executions by members of the government armed ...

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