Support Sustainable Peace in Burundi
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Resolved, That the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, June 10-13, 2019, expresses its concern about the ongoing political and humanitarian situation in Burundi, dating from April, 2015, when plans were announced to hold a referendum to revise the nation’s constitution; and be it further
Resolved, That the Executive Council notes, with grave concern, the observations of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry, established in 2016, that it had “reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed in Burundi since April 2015,” confirming “the persistence of extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrests and detentions, enforced disappearances, torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and sexual violence in Burundi since April 2015” (Human Rights Watch 2018 Report on Burundi: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/burundi); and be it further
Resolved, That the Executive Council commends the work of the Anglican Province of Burundi and its Archbishop, the Most Rev. Martin Blaise Nyaboho, who seek to transform, empower, and promote justice in the community; and be it further
Resolved, That the Executive Council calls upon all parties to the conflict, and their international partners, to work towards a peaceful resolution to the ongoing crisis; and be it further
Resolved, That the Executive Council encourages the Office of Government Relations to partner with Anglicans and ecumenical partners to advocate for peace, human rights, and good governance in Burundi.