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Burundi orders new rights body to 'fight' UN envoy. [Courtesy]
Burundi's parliament appointed a new human rights commission late Monday after its previous head fled into exile and said its mission was to "fight" the United Nations's rights envoy.
International rights groups have long accused Burundi's government of suppressing civil society, political opposition and the media.
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