Burundi forces the UN to shut its local human rights office after 23 years
Burundi in December asked the UN office to leave, months after the outgoing UN rights chief called the country one of the"most prolific slaughterhouses of humans in recent times."
Bachelet said the central African state's government had declared it had made sufficient progress in human rights, so that the existence of the UN office was no longer justified. Violence surged after the announcement, which many saw as a breach of the constitution. He won re-election but the decision to stand sparked protests and a security crackdown that left hundreds dead and prompted around half a million to flee abroad.
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