Burundi

Demographics

Estimated Total Population:

11.89 million

World Population Review, 2020

Estimated SGM Population:

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Estimated Total SGM Adult Population:

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Estimated % of SGM Adults (18+):

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The government of Burundi is constantly prosecuting LGBT citizens who face severe discrimination. Same-sex unions are not recognized and same-sex marriage is constitutionally banned. This deep stigmatization has resulted in a severe lack of information on the SGM population in Burundi. The government actively opposes all SGM citizens and such policies can make it challenging to collect information. The homophobic environment may scare SGM individuals away from sharing information about their sexuality or fighting for their rights.

Burundi's Laws and Policies from ILGA World Report (2019)

RECOGNITION
Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
No
Civil Unions
No
Joint Adoption
No
Second Parent Adoption
No
PROTECTION
Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
No
Broad Protections
No
Criminalization of Violence
No
Ban of Conversion Therapy
No
CRIMINALIZATION
Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
No
Gender
Any Gender
Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
2

Selected Published Studies, Reports, and Other Documents

Burundi 2015 Human Rights Report. United States Department of State. https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/252869.pdf

Coulaud, P., Mujimbere, G., Nitunga, A.et al.An Assessment of Health Interventions Required to Prevent the Transmission of HIV Infection Among Men Having Sex with Men in Bujumbura, Burundi. J Community Health 41,1033–1043 (2016). doi: sci-hub.tw/10.1007/s10900-016-0187-5

Gloppen, S., & Rakner, L. (2020). "LGBT rights in Africa". InResearch Handbook on Gender, Sexuality and the Law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788111157.00022

Iradukunda, I., & Odoyo, R. (2016). A Landscape Analysis of the Human Rights of Sex Workers and and LGBT Communities in Burundi (W. Muguongo, Ed.). The East African Sexual Health and Rights Initiative. http://www.awdflibrary.org/bitstream/handle/123456789/367/turi%20abande%20burundi%20baseline%20eng.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

Seckinelgin, H., Bigirumwami, J., & Morris, J. (2010). Securitization of HIV/AIDS in Context: Gendered Vulnerability in Burundi. Security Dialogue, 41(5), 515–535. https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010610382110