Burundi
Practice Relating to Rule 128. Release and Return of Persons Deprived of Their Liberty
Burundi’s Regulations on International Humanitarian Law (2007) states that “the unjustified delay in the repatriation of prisoners of war or civilians” constitutes a “grave breach” of IHL.
Burundi’s Regulations on International Humanitarian Law (2007) states that prisoners of war “may be transferred by the Detaining Power … to their State of origin at the end of hostilities”.
Burundi’s Regulations on International Humanitarian Law (2007) states that prisoners of war “may be transferred by the Detaining Power to another (neutral) State … at the end of hostilities”.