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Burundi: Govt Orders Closure of UN Human Rights Office
VOA, 7 December 2018
Burundi has ordered the U.N. Human Rights Council to close its office in the east African country. Read more »
Burundi leaders have long been angered by UN reports of alleged abuses during a period of political unrest which was triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a controversial third term in 2015.
Street in Bujumbura
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The five-day talks was boycotted by the government but the facilitator, Mr Benjamin Mkapa stressed the need for all parties "to agree on the remaining points of disagreements". Read more »
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