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Burundi: Assembly Abolishes Death Penalty, Criminalizes Torture
Source: Human Rights Watch
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<p>(Bujumbura, December 3, 2008) - The Burundian National Assembly adopted important human rights advances in a penal code voted in on November 22, 2008, including abolishing the death penalty and making torture, genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity punishable under Burundian law, Human Rights Watch said today.</p>
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