A/HRC/33/37 applying targeted sanctions, through judicial processes. The mandate must include the task of investigating the allegations of cross-border armed groups operating in Burundi, including the possible involvement of other States. In conducting its investigations, the commission must have sufficient resources and warranties, as well as access to specialized ballistic and forensic expertise. 157. The monitoring role of OHCHR on the ground must be expanded and strengthened, both in terms of the numbers and the expertise of its Human Rights Officers, ensuring comprehensive territorial coverage. 158. The United Nations system should scrutinize its own actions in Burundi, in particular the decision to end the mandate of the United Nations Office in Burundi. It should also examine whether the Human Rights Up Front initiative has been effective on the ground and take appropriate remedial measures. 159. The United Nations and the African Union should phase out the use of Burundian troops in peacekeeping operations while the crisis continues. 160. The African Union is the guarantor of the Arusha Agreement and must make sure to play a key role in ensuring the long-term success of the Agreement. The various African Union bodies concerned should take steps to ensure greater consistency in their approach to ensuring that that happens. 161. The East African Community has the lead role in the current negotiations. Understanding that without the cooperation of the Government there can be no success, the Community needs to do its utmost to get the process out of its current stalled state. 162. The citizens of Burundi are not helped by the country’s friends and neighbours who shield the Government from abiding by its national and international human rights obligations. All countries, in particular those with close relations with Burundi and those that have historically played an important role, including in the process leading to the Arusha Agreement, should exercise their good offices unambiguously in defence of the human rights of the citizens of Burundi. 163. The international community should make it clear that it intends to increase the pressure if the human rights situation does not improve or deteriorates. It should take measures that are targeted and proportional so as to minimize the impact on the population. 164. The Human Rights Council should consider whether Burundi can remain a member of the Council given the terms of paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 60/251. 24