Philippine Jesuit schools call for end to Myanmar violence
Five universities issue joint statement joining growing cries against military suppression of pro-democracy protesters
Young monks walk past a barricade set up by protesters holding a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 11. (Photo: AFP)
Five Jesuit-run universities in the Philippines have issued a joint statement condemning an ongoing deadly crackdown on street protests against Myanmar’s military coup that has claimed at least 70 lives, according to the United Nations.
The military takeover on Feb. 1 and the subsequent repression of pro-democracy protesters was illegal and a gross violation of human rights, the March 10 statement called “One with Myanmar, In the Name of Human Fraternity” said.