BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday he was alarmed by accounts from refugees fleeing Burundi about violence and threats by members of the ruling party’s youth wing which risked tipping the African nation “over the edge” into conflict.
Nearly 100,000 people have fled Burundi after more than a month of protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term, which opponents say violates the constitution. The president cites a court ruling saying he can run.
Many of those who have fled have given accounts to journalists and aid workers of threats from the ruling CNDD-FDD’s youth group Imbonerakure, which diplomats say has been armed and has been acting like a pro-government “militia”.
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Source: Euronews
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