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NOTE TO THE SPOKESMAN DHA is studying the possible consequences of sanctions against Burundi with respect to the delivery of humanitarian assistance. The five-person DHA mission was due to leave Bujumbura today en route to Nairobi aboard a WFP flight. However, as…

An African sanctions initiative against Burundi's new Tutsi military-controlled government gathered pace as Kenya joined Tanzania in suspending all trade links with the ethnically riven, landlocked country. Economic analysts said the trade sanctions could bring Burundi to a halt within…

Please note: the earlier version of this update contained an inaccurate item. The item headed "Reports of outbreaks cause concern" should have been removed, as a medical assessment team in the location reported today that there was no unusual disease.…

The Central Organ of the OAU Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution, met at Ambassadorial level on 5 August 1996, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. The meeting considered the Report of the Secretary General on recent developments in Burundi…

(excerpt) HR/CERD/96/33 VIOLENCE IN BURUNDI A REMINDER OF HOW VIGILANT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST REMAIN, HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS ANTI-BIAS PANEL Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Also Continues Consideration of Brazilian Report The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, José…

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (Reuter) - Prime Minister Pascal Firmin Ndimira on Tuesday appealed to Burundians to avoid panic over sanctions imposed on the country and human-rights group Amnesty International accused the new Tutsi junta of ethnic killings. Ndimira made his appeal…

DATE=8/6/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-201352 TITLE=RWANDA / BURUNDI REFUGEES (L ONLY) BYLINE=CHRIS TOMLINSON DATELINE=KIGALI CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE FLOW OF REFUGEES INTO RWANDA FROM BURUNDI INCREASED AGAIN TUESDAY AFTER A TEMPORARY HALT IN REPATRIATIONS ON SATURDAY. CHRIS TOMLINSON IN KIGALI REPORTS OFFICIALS SAY SANCTIONS AGAINST BURUNDI MAY…

DATE=8/6/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-201343 TITLE=U-N / BURUNDI (L ONLY) BYLINE=DOUGLAS ROBERTS DATELINE=GENEVA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE TOP U-N HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL HAS CALLED FOR BURUNDI'S LEADERS TO PUT AN END TO THE VIOLENCE THAT HAS WRACKED THE COUNTRY FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. V-O-A'S DOUGLAS ROBERTS…

DATE=8/6/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-201337 TITLE=AMNESTY / BURUNDI (S ONLY) BYLINE=SCOTT STEARNS DATELINE=NARIOBI CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SAYS BURUNDI'S NEW MILITARY GOVERNMENT IS CONTINUING TO KILL CIVILIANS. V-O-A EAST AFRICA CORRESPONDENT SCOTT STEARNS REPORTS THE CHARGE FOLLOWS A UNITED NATIONS REPORT THAT…

UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities 48th Session - 5 - 30 August 1996 Agenda item 6 Oral Statement The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) believes that several situations in the world merit the attention of the Sub-Commission…