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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.]
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