UN renews Burundi rapporteur’s mandate for one year
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Iwacu Burundi
The UN Human Rights Council has renewed for one year the mandate of Fortuné Gaëtan Zongo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burundi. The extension covers the period leading up to the May 2027 presidential election, amid civic restrictions and reports of executions, enforced disappearances and torture, according to Iwacu.
The UN Human Rights Council has renewed for one year the mandate of Fortuné Gaëtan Zongo, a Burkinabè Special Rapporteur tasked with monitoring the human rights situation in Burundi. The decision was taken during the Council’s 63rd session in Geneva, Iwacu Burundi reports.
The extension covers the period leading up to Burundi’s presidential election, scheduled for May 2027. On 18 September, Fortuné Gaëtan Zongo warned the Council of early signs of an electoral crisis and expressed deep concern over reports of summary or extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment.
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