A/HRC/42/49 violations and abuses and the absence of other specific mechanisms capable of undertaking independent and thorough investigations into the human rights situation in Burundi; 157. Request the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to report, at the forthcoming sessions of the Council, on the development of its cooperation with the Burundian Government. 4. The International Criminal Court should: 158. Initiate, as soon as possible, an investigation into the crimes committed in Burundi in light of the conclusions contained in the present report and other information at its disposal. 5. The United Nations Security Council should: 159. Take due account of the Commission’s conclusions, as well as persistence of gross violations of human rights, in any discussion on Burundi and, in this context, ensure the effective implementation of resolution 2303 (2016); 160. Refer to the International Criminal Court any international crime that might be committed in Burundi after 27 October 2017; 161. Impose individual sanctions against the principal alleged perpetrators of gross human rights violations and international crimes in Burundi. 6. The Secretary-General of the United Nations should: 162. Ensure that respect for human rights and restoration of the rule of law are among the priorities of his Special Envoy for Burundi; 163. Ensure that no alleged perpetrator of human rights violations or international crimes in Burundi is recruited for United Nations peacekeeping missions. 7. The States Members of the United Nations should: 164. Grant prima facie refugee status to Burundian asylum seekers and ensure strict re64ect for the principle of non-refoulement and refugee protection; 165. Prosecute, in accordance with the principle of universal jurisdiction, alleged perpetrators of international crimes committed in Burundi who are found to be in their territory; 166. Maintain, in the absence of any improvement in the human rights situation in Burundi, the individual sanctions and the suspension of direct aid to the Government; 167. Provide technical assistance inter alia in respect to autopsies, exhumations and identification of bodies, to enable the Burundian to conduct credible and independent investigations; 168. Support the establishment of specialized medical and psychosocial services, especially for victims of torture and sexual violence; 169. Support Burundian authorities in any judicial and security sector reform endeavors that they might wish to undertake in order to improve the human rights situation. 8. The African Union should: 170. Retake the lead in seeking a lasting solution to the crisis in Burundi based on respect for human rights and rejection of impunity, as provided for in its Constitutive Act, and play an active role in that process; 171. Ensure that no agent of the Burundian State who is accused of human rights violations or international crimes is recruited for African Union peacekeeping missions; 172. Ensure that the full complement of African Union human rights observers and military experts is deployed rapidly in Burundi; GE.19-13419 47