[Iran Press TV] A top UN official has voiced alarm over reports of violence in Burundi, warning that purported coercive methods used by a pro-government militia in the country threaten its stability.The militia known as Imbonerakure, the youth wing of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, has reportedly committed numerous acts of violence in support of President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose announcement in late April to seek a third consecutive term in office plunged the country into chaos.
"They could tip an already extremely tense situation over the edge," the United Nations
...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships...
human rights
...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions...
chief, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, said in a statement on Tuesday, referring to the alleged violent acts.
The UN official said the group commits such purported violent acts as "summary executions, abductions, torture, beatings, death threats and other forms of intimidation, according to testimony gathered from 47 Burundian refugees in camps in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka
Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material...
."
"Imbonerakure members operate under instructions from the ruling party and with support of the national police and intelligence services, who provide them with weapons, vehicles and sometimes uniforms," Zeid said.
"If these claims are even partially true, they indicate an extremely dangerous effort to escalate fear and tension," he warned.
Zeid insisted that it was upon Burundian authorities to show their commitment to law and order by openly denouncing the militia group and holding criminals and violators of human rights accountable for their acts.