HRC62: Rwanda's Statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burundi

Monsieur le vice Président,

Le Rwanda prend note de la mise à jour orale du Rapporteur spécial sur la situation des droits de l’homme au Burundi.

Les progrès en matière de droits de l’homme au Burundi doivent être poursuivis par des réformes nationales crédibles, un engagement constructif avec l’Examen périodique universel et les organes conventionnels, une coopération avec les mécanismes régionaux pertinents, et un dialogue renouvelé avec le Haut Commissariat des Droits de l’Homme.

Le Rwanda encourage le Burundi à prendre des mesures concrètes renforçant la confiance, élargissant la participation civique et politique, et garantissant que les institutions nationales soient responsables de la protection des droits et de la dignité de tous les Burundais.

The false allegations on Rwanda by the Ambassador of Burundi should be dismissed. Burundi must focus its efforts on improving its human rights situation rather than scapegoating a neighbouring country.

It is particularly troubling that a state currently holding the rotational chairmanship of the African Union is engaging in armed conflict in the DRC, instead of exercising leadership and responsibility that this role requires.

Je vous remercie, Monsieur le vice Président.

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