A worker secures furniture from the burning Chinese-owned T2000 supermarket in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, September 21, 2015. REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana
GENEVA (Reuters) - There has been an "alarming upsurge" in the number of killings and arrests in Burundi after the president was sworn in for a disputed third term in office, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
Burundi has been mired in turmoil and sporadic violence since President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his bid for another five-year term in April. He was sworn in on Aug. 20 after winning an election boycotted by his opponents.
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