A/HRC/RES/S-24/1 Peoples’ Rights, and calls upon the Burundian authorities to cooperate fully with these officials and to grant them access necessary to the discharging of their mandate; 15. Encourages the Government of Burundi to cooperate with the regionally led mediation to enable it to immediately convene an inclusive and genuine inter-Burundian dialogue involving all concerned and peaceful stakeholders, both those who are in Burundi and those outside the country, in order to find a consensual and nationally owned solution to the current crisis; 16. Decides to enhance the interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in Burundi, called for by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 30/27, at its thirty-first and thirty-third sessions so as to include the participation of other stakeholders, in particular representatives of the African Union, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, civil society and relevant special procedures addressing human rights in Burundi; 17. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to urgently organize and dispatch on the most expeditious basis possible a mission by independent existing experts: (a) To undertake swiftly an investigation into violations and abuses of human rights with a view to preventing further deterioration of the human rights situation; (b) To make recommendations on the improvement of the human rights situation and on technical assistance to support reconciliation and the implementation of the Arusha Agreement; (c) To engage with the Burundian authorities and all other relevant stakeholders, including United Nations agencies, civil society, refugees, the field presence of the Office of the High Commissioner in Burundi, authorities of the African Union, and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, in particular with a view to help the State to fulfil its human rights obligations, to ensure accountability for human rights violations and abuses, including by identifying alleged perpetrators, to adopt appropriate transitional justice measures and to maintain the spirit of the Arusha Agreement; (d) To ensure the complementarity and coordination of this effort with other efforts of the United Nations, the African Union and other appropriate regional and international entities, drawing on the expertise of the African Union and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to the extent practicable; (e) To have a representative of the experts issue an oral update and participate in an enhanced interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in Burundi at the thirty-first session of the Human Rights Council, and to issue a final report and participate in an enhanced interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in Burundi at the thirty-third session; 18. Requests that the Office of the High Commissioner be provided with all necessary resources to fulfil this mandate; 19. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 2nd meeting 17 December 2015 [Adopted without a vote.] 5

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