[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 19, 1994]
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                          A CRISIS IN BURUNDI

  (Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply concerned about the 
deteriorating conditions in Burundi. With the international community 
focused on the Rwandan tragedy, the situation in Burundi is worsening 
by the day with no resolution in sight. A crisis in Burundi, unless 
contained immediately, could surpass the Rwandan humanitarian tragedy. 
Burundi is a classic example where preventive measures can help deter 
another humanitarian tragedy from occurring.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge the Clinton administration to intensify 
its diplomatic actions and send a senior official to highlight our 
concern. The United States should also call for an urgent Security 
Council meeting on Burundi to consider preventive measures by the 
international community. I call also on the OAU to intensify its 
actions by deploying the proposed OAU monitors.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, I would like once again to call on the 
international community to bring to trial those people responsible for 
the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. We can not 
allow the murderers of Rwanda and Burundi to go unpunished, if we are 
to avoid future genocides.

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