The United Nations, UN has warned that Burundi’s elections in 2020 will be problematic because of an unresolved political crisis and a president who is increasingly portrayed as a “divine” ruler.
The report by the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Burundi said there was a climate of fear and intimidation against anyone who did not show support for the ruling CNDD-FDD party.
Police, other security forces and the ruling party’s youth league, the Imbo-nera-kure had continued to commit human rights violations, including killings, disappearances, torture and gang rape of people allegedly opposed to President Pierre Nkurun-ziza.
Using a U.N. risk analysis for potential atrocity crimes, the U.N. investigators said all eight common risk factors were present in Burundi.
The U.N. panel’s chairman, Doudou Diene said in a statement that there is no better early warning than this.
