South China Morning Post/AFP: Burundi descending into violent dictatorship, as president purges Tutsi minority from army: report
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza and his ruling party have moved the country toward violent dictatorship, rights groups said Tuesday in a report that slams the international community for inaction.
A “purge” of minority ethnic Tutsis from the army, a crackdown on opposition and media and a bid to change the constitution to allow unlimited presidential terms are signs of an “increasingly violent dictatorial regime”, it said.
The tiny central African state was plunged into political crisis in April 2015 when Nkurunziza announced his intention to run for a third term which he went on to win.
At least 500 people have been killed in ensuing violence, according to the UN – although rights groups put the figure at over 1,000 – and more than 400,000 have fled the country since the crisis began.
In their report the International Federation for Human Rights (known by its French acronym, FIDH) and partner groups describe how the ruling party has tightened its stranglehold during a two-year conflict.
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