Cet assassinat renforce les craintes d’une politique systématique ciblant des membres de l’opposition, des journalistes, des défenseurs des droits de l’homme et des citoyens ordinaires perçus comme opposés au gouvernement. A ce jour, ces crimes restent impunis. »
Lundi, le Haut-Commissaire s’exprimera devant le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies pour évoquer la rapide détérioration de la situation au Burundi.
GENEVA (6 November 2015) – “I unreservedly condemn the killing of the son of one of Burundi’s most prominent human rights defenders, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, in Bujumbura earlier today. This is second member of Mbonimpa’s family to have been killed in recent weeks. Welly Nzitonda was reportedly arrested by police this morning around 11 a.m. His body was found this afternoon in the neighbourhood of Mutakura. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa himself narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in August 2015 and is still undergoing treatment abroad. One of his sons-in-law was also killed on 9 October.
This assassination reinforces fears that there is a systematic policy of targeting members of the opposition, journalists, human rights defenders and ordinary citizens perceived to be opposing the Government. So far there has been complete impunity for these crimes.”
On Monday, the High Commissioner will be addressing the UN Security Council on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Burundi.
