Burundi: Focode contradicts President Ndayishimiye on enforced disappearances
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Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye on June 26, 2020 at Ingoma stadium in Gitega.
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President Évariste Ndayishimiye was the exclusive guest of RFI / France 24 last week.
During this interview, he assured that there is no enforced disappearance in Burundi.
Words that prompted a reaction from the human rights organization, the Forum for Conscience and Development, the Focode.
The organization is investigating enforced disappearances and has documented more than 200 cases since 2016, including around 30 since President Ndayishimiye took power.
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President Ndayishimiye's words shocked us, because he had promised to fight against crimes and we had confidence when he came to power.
But today, by engaging in the field of denial, we say to ourselves: but ultimately, what will change?
So we ask that there be investigations.
Pacifique Nininahazwe, president of Focode
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