U.N. rights forum sets up inquiry into grave crimes in Burundi


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Sep 2016

United Nations Independent Investigation on Burundi (UNIIB) independent experts (L-R) Pablo de Greiff, Christof Heyns and Maya Sahli-Fadel talk to the media during the presentation of a final report by the UNIIB to the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, September 27, 2016. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

GENEVA (Reuters) - The top U.N. human rights forum agreed on Friday to set up a commission of inquiry to identify perpetrators of killings and torture in Burundi and ensure that they are brought to justice.

The panel would build on the work of U.N. experts who looked into the suspected torture and murder of government opponents. They said last week they had drawn up a list of suspects who should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity.

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