Last Change:

10/30/2025

Law no 1/24 of 14 December 2017 on the revision of the penitentiary regime

Original names of the law: Loi n°1/24 du 14 décembre 2017 portant révision du régime pénitentiaire

Year: 2017

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Education, Liberty & security of person

Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2017/fr/150637
Description

This law sets out the fundamental rules governing persons detained in the penitentiary institutions of Burundi as well as those that determine their relationships with the penitentiary administration, particularly under the aspect of the rights and duties of each party.

Selected provisions
Article 53 - Mentally ill detainees

Sur avis médical, les malades mentaux doivent être internés dans un centre hospitalier spécialisé.

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