Burundi bans three UN human rights investigators from entering African country
‘Burundi has banned three United Nations investigators from entering its territory, after the trio presented a report which named officials allegedly involved in last year’s killing and torturing of political opposition.
The UN Human Rights Council had tasked the team in January with a probe into cases of rights abuses in Burundi, eight months after violence erupted in the country over a controversial decision by President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term. Nkurunziza won the votes in July despite fierce opposition and rampant street demonstrations.’
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