Burundi calls on United Nations to recognize 1972 genocide against Hutus
Burundi’s call adds to broader efforts in the region to reckon with past atrocities and seek international acknowledgment for historical injustices.
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00:01Burundi is urging the United Nations to officially recognize the mass killings of Hutus in 1972-1973 as a genocide over five decades after the violence claimed tens of thousands of lives.
00:16This genocide deserves to be recognized at the international level. It deserves recognition because fifty years and more is too long.
00:30We affirm that the fact established by the Commission, the testimonies gathered and the archives already collected are sufficient.
00:40Today, Burundi wishes for this matter to be brought before the United Nations Security Council.
00:47The 1972 killings, often overshadowed by other regional crises, remain a sensitive and unresolved chapter in Burundi's history.
00:56The Truth and Reconciliation Council has been investigating this event for years, exhuming mass graves and compiling evidence of targeted violence against the Hutu population.
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