By April Kent
The U.N.
Security Council recently unanimously approved a resolution condemning
the killings, torture, and human
rights abuses plaguing Burundi, threatening sanctions against
perpetrators of the violence. The resolution called for Burundi’s government “to immediately convene an
inclusive and genuine inter-Burundian dialogue.” At least 240 people have been killed in Burundi since protests
began in April against President Pierre Nkurunziza's
successful bid for a third term. Many in the international community have pointed to the language used by the government to describe its
opponents as reminiscent of the rhetoric that paved the way for the genocide in Rwanda. Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Matthew Rycroft stated, “We know that in the worst case what we’re talking
about is a possible genocide, and we know that we have to do everything that we
possibly can to prevent that.” The country’s foreign Minister countered that “Burundi is not in flames,” dismissing international concerns that
his country is at risk of a Rwanda-like genocide.
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