A/HRC/RES/33/24 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 5 October 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-third session Agenda item 4 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 30 September 2016 33/24. Situation of human rights in Burundi The Human Rights Council, Guided by the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, Recalling further Human Rights Council resolutions 30/27 of 2 October 2015, on technical assistance and capacity-building for Burundi in the field of human rights, and S24/1 of 17 December 2015, on the prevention of the deterioration of the human rights situation in Burundi, Recalling Security Council resolutions 2248 (2015) of 12 November 2015, 2279 (2016) of 1 April 2016 and 2303 (2016) of 29 July 2016, Reaffirming that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, Stressing the primary responsibility of the Government of Burundi for ensuring security in its territory and protecting its population with respect for the rule of law, human rights and international humanitarian law, as applicable, Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity and unity of Burundi, Reaffirming also the Arusha Agreement, which has been the basis for the Constitution of Burundi, and provides the foundation for peacebuilding, national reconciliation and the strengthening of democracy and the rule of law, Considering that the international community, including the Human Rights Council, can play an important and helpful role in preventing the further deterioration of the human rights situation in Burundi by highlighting the human rights violations and abuses and the risk of escalation of the conflict, GE.16-17167(E) 

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