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Burundi: Govt Pressure Forces UN Human Rights Office to Close
DW, 5 March 2019
Burundi claims the human rights situation has improved despite allegations the government may have committed crimes against humanity. The UN said human rights gains have been… Read more »
UN Closes Human Rights Office in Burundi
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has announced her regret at the closure of the UN Human Rights Office in Burundi at the insistence of the country's government. The office was set up more than two decades ago.
Thousands of people fleeing fear of violence in Burundi have arrived in Mahama Refugee Camp, Rwanda (file photo).
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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 ... Read more »
