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Friday 05 Jun 2015 - 19:44 Makkah mean time-18-8-1436
Demonstrations in Burundi (Image from Internet)
New York (IINA) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the potential for escalating violence in Burundi and reiterated his call for calm and restraint amid the African country’s simmering political tensions.
In a statement issued Thursday by his spokesperson, Ban urged the Burundian authorities “to abide by their international commitments with respect to human rights, including the right to peaceful assembly.”
He called on them to ensure that security forces avoid the use of excessive force in handling demonstrations and stressed that those responsible for ordering or committing human rights violations would be held accountable.
Ban noted that the Security Council intended to consider “the various tools at its disposal to safeguard peace in Burundi and ensure accountability.”
Further, the UN chief encouraged Burundian stakeholders to “resume in earnest” the consultative political dialogue facilitated by his Special Envoy Said Djinnit, and hoped that the parties to the dialogue will implement, without delay, the confidence-building measures already agreed.
He also urged the swift implementation of measures “to help create the conditions for the holding of peaceful, inclusive and credible elections in Burundi,” such as the disarmament of all armed youth groups associated with political parties.
Burundi has been embroiled in a political crisis since mid-April when popular protests erupted after the ruling party had nominated President Pierre Nkurunziza as its presidential candidate for a third term despite a constitutionally established two-term limit.
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