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U.N. Condemns 'Grotesque Rape Chants' By Burundi Youth Militia

A top United Nations official said a video depicting the chants was part of a "campaign of fear and terror." The government says "influences outside the party" are responsible.
According to the U.N., the militia members in this video "repeatedly chant a call to impregnate or kill opponents."

The United Nations' top human rights official is condemning a chant by a pro-government youth militia in the small East African country of Burundi.

The chant is shown in a video recorded and distributed by the human rights groups iBurundi and RCP Burundi. The U.N. says the

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