UN / BURUNDI HUMAN RIGHTS

In a statement by his spokesperson, UN chief António Guterres said he was “deeply disappointed” by the Burundian Government’s decision to shut down the UN human rights office in the country. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:15
• Production Date: 5 March 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - UNHCHR
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS
• Geographic Subject: BURUNDI
• MAMS Id: 2364263
• Parent Id: 2364263
• Alternate Title: unifeed190305c

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STORY: UN / BURUNDI HUMAN RIGHTS
TRT: 1:15
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 05 MARCH 2019, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

05 MARCH 2019, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, announced today that the UN Human Rights Office in Burundi was closed down last Thursday at the insistence of the Government. She said that the office, established in 1995, had worked for many years with the Government on peacebuilding, security sector reform, justice sector reform and to help build institutional and civil society capacity on a whole host of human rights issues. Since 2016, the Government, in reaction to a report by the UN Independent Investigation, suspended all cooperation with the Office in Burundi. Ms. Bachelet said her office would continue to explore other ways to work to shed light on human rights concerns and support the advocacy, promotion and protection of human rights in Burundi. For his part, the Secretary-General was deeply disappointed by the decision to close down the Human Rights Office. The Secretary-General also very much believes that the Government of Burundi should engage with the High Commissioner’s office regarding the human rights situation in the country.”
4. Wide shot, journalists
5. Wide shot, press room

Storyline

In a statement by his spokesperson, UN chief António Guterres said he was “deeply disappointed” by the Burundian Government’s decision to shut down the UN human rights office in the country.

Speaking to reporters in New York today (05 Mar), UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the Secretary-General “very much believes that the Government of Burundi should engage with the High Commissioner’s office regarding the human rights situation in the country.”

Dujjaric said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet had announced today that the UN Human Rights Office in Burundi was closed down last Thursday “at the insistence of the Government.”

Bachelet said that the office, established in 1995, had worked for many years with the Government on peacebuilding, security sector reform, justice sector reform and to help build institutional and civil society capacity on a whole host of human rights issues.

In reaction to a report by the UN Independent Investigation in Burundi established by the UN Human Rights Council, the Government had suspended all cooperation with the Office in Burundi since 2016.

Bachelet said her office would continue to explore other ways to “work to shed light on human rights concerns and support the advocacy, promotion and protection of human rights in Burundi.”