Proxy targets : civilians in the war in Burundi
"The civilian population of Burundi feels trapped between the two sides in the civil war, as both the armed forces and the rebels have use civilians as proxy targets. The civil war raging in Burundi since October 1993 has above all have been a war against civilians. When Major Pierre Buyoya took power in a July 1996 coup, he claimed that he was intervening to prevent an expansion of ethnic violence. Since then, however, the armed forces of Burundi have engaged in massive violations of human rights. They have driven the rural Hutu population in large areas of the country into regroupment camps by indiscriminately attacking civilians, burning their homes, and engaging in extensive rape and torture"--Back cover. "This report ... was written by Timothy Longman, consultant to Human Rights Watch."--Acknowledgments. 125 pages ; 23 cm
- Human Rights Watch (Organization),
- Longman, Timothy Paul,
- NIOD Bibliotheek
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- ocm38889535
- Civilians in war--Burundi--History--20th century.
- Burundi--Politics and government--1993-
- Insurgency--Burundi--History--20th century.
- Human rights--Burundi--History--20th century.
- Hutu (African people)--Burundi--History--20th century.
- Burundi--History--Civil War, 1993-2005--Atrocities.
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