Torture - IAC

Burundi

Burundi - Constitution 2005 (2018) EN

Title 2 Of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Duties, of the Individual and of the Citizen

Article 25

All human beings have the right to freedom of their own person, notably in their physical and psychic integrity and freedom of movement. No one may be subjected to torture, nor to punishments or sentences which are cruel, inhuman, or degrading.

Rome Statute

Article 8 War crimes

2. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘war crimes’ means:

(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:

(ii) Torture or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments;