The World Evangelical Alliance urged the Government of Burundi to review and revise the 2014 law established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and amended in 2022, which imposes stringent requirements on religious groups. The statement further called on Burundi to conduct a genuine, thorough and inclusive consultation with religious leaders, and to suspend implementation of the regulation until consensus has been reached.
The oral statement was made at the Human Rights Council 59th session, during the Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi, on 27 June 2025.