Burundi: UN Should Ensure Regular Rights Briefings

Click to expand Image The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Burundi on July 29, 2016 calling for the deployment of unarmed police officers to Burundi to support UN human rights monitors and for the Secretary-General to provide regular briefings on Burundi. © 2016 Andrew Kelly/Reuters (New York) – The United Nations Security Council should continue to monitor the worrying human rights situation in Burundi with a particular focus on ongoing violations and accountability, Human Rights Watch said today. Security incidents and reports of killings, disappearances, and…

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