Reuters, 28/09 15:23 CET
GENEVA (Reuters) – There has been an
“alarming upsurge” in the number of killings and arrests in Burundi
after the president was sworn in for a disputed third term in office,
the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
Burundi has been mired in turmoil and sporadic violence
since President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his bid for another
five-year term in April. He was sworn in on Aug. 20 after winning an
election boycotted by his opponents.
The opposition said his decision to run again violated a
peace deal that ended 12 years of civil war in 2005. Protests marred the
run-up to voting. Since then, there have been a series of killings of
officials, politicians and others.
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Source: Euronews
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