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On September 4, 2019, the United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry on Burundi (COIB) released its latest report on the situation in Burundi.[1] The report concludes that serious human rights violations have continued to be committed in Burundi since May 2018, in a “general climate of impunity.” Some of these violations constitute international crimes. Members of the youth league of the ruling party, the Imbonerakure, are the main perpetrators. Officers of the National Intelligence Service and the police, along with local administrative officials, are also frequently identified as perpetrators of such violations. The report confirms the existence of a climate of fear and intimidation of all persons who do not show their support to the ruling party, CNDD-FDD.