Burundi calls on United Nations to recognize 1972 genocide against Hutus

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.

“This genocide deserves to be…