Burundi
General Right to
Vote
Constitution:
(5 February 1992)
• Article 14 states: "All men are equal in dignity, law, and
work without distinction of sex, origin, ethnicity, religion, or opinion.
All men are equal before the law and receive the same protection without
distinction."
Exclusion Based
on Mental Disability
Constitution:
(5 February 1992)
• Article 29 states: "All Murundi have the right to participate
directly or indirectly through representatives directing the State…under
the reserve of legal conditions particular to age and capacity."
• Article 117 states: "The mandate of a representative ends
in death, resignation, permanent incapacity, or more than a quarter of
unjustified absences."
