UN General Assembly
1963

162. The colonial revolution is, in fact, directed against domination by force and against the exploitation of one man by another. It thus constitutes in unparalleled contribution to world peace and stability. Experience has taught us that when the colonialists persist in their policy of domination and inequality, conflicts and wars unfailingly break out in the colonial countries, which inevitably increase international friction. There can, moreover, be no lasting peace without universal freedom, and there can be no universal freedom until the structure of colonialism is completely abolished. Therefore, in order to have peace on earth, it is necessary, as the thirty-two independent African States, including Burundi, have suggested, for the whole world to work to wipe out the last vestiges of colonialism where these still exist. 163. With regard to human rights, it must be said at once that Burundi is one country in the world where the gaols are free of political prisoners. This little democratic country can set an example. Its new Government is fiercely opposed to political imprisonment.