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The 1972 killings, often overshadowed by other regional crises, remain a sensitive and unresolved chapter in Burundi’s history. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been investigating these events for years, exhuming mass graves and compiling evidence of targeted violence against the Hutu population.
Burundi 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.
Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, President of Burundi’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, said it was time for the international community to acknowledge what happened. He added that Burundi is now calling for the matter to be brought before the United Nations Security Council.
The 1972 killings, often overshadowed by other regional crises, remain a sensitive and unresolved chapter in Burundi’s history. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been investigating these events for years, exhuming mass graves and compiling evidence of targeted violence against the Hutu population.
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Ndayicariye emphasised that recognition would not only offer healing to victims and survivors but would also contribute to peace and stability in the Great Lakes region. Burundi’s call adds to broader efforts in the region to confront past atrocities and seek international recognition for historical injustices.
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