UN human rights chief regrets closure of Burundi office following Government pressure

In a statement issued last March 5, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, announced her regret at the closure of the UN Human Rights Office in Burundi – which was set up more than two decades ago – at the insistence of the country’s government.

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