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Landlocked in the Great Lakes region of East Africa, Burundi is one of the smallest countries in Africa. Though the country has now embarked on a peace process, it has been scarred by a civil war that began in 1994 and is perceived internationally to be ethnic in nature. Burundi’s human rights record is equally marked by its history of internal conflict, and the State has been widely criticised for not addressing the extensive rights violations that took place between 1962 and 2008.
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178 Human development index135 Happy planet rankingOrganisations in Burundi
- Aide Internationale à l'Enfance
- Appui au Développement de l'Enfant en Détresse
- Association Nationale Pour la Communication et l'Education aux Droits de l'Homme
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Canadian International Development Agency
- CARE USA
- Defence for Children International - Burundi
- Dynamo International
- Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
- Friends in Peace and Community Development
- Global Campaign for Education
- Global March Against Child Labour
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- International Service Volunteers Association
- National Association for the Communication and Education for Human Rights
- Never Again International
- Save the Children UK
- SOS Children's Villages International
- Tearfund
- Terre des hommes - child relief
- UNESCO
- Viva
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
- World Movement of Mothers
- World Vision - Canada