Sanctions Profile: Burundi

The sanctions imposed asset freezes and travel bans on four senior figures in Burundi whose activities were said to be undermining democracy in the country, in particular through violence and serious abuses of human rights. They remain the only four individuals on the sanctions list.

Summary of Current EU Sanctions:

Targeted

• Asset freeze
• Travel ban

Designation Criteria

1. People and entities undermining democracy or obstructing the search for a political solution in Burundi, including by acts of violence, repression or inciting violence;
2. People and entities involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or that constitute serious human rights abuses, in Burundi; and
3. People and entities associated with those above.