Myanmar military ‘murdered’ at least 70 since coup: UN Al Jazeera English © People attend a funeral of Chit Min Thu who died in anti-coup protests in North Dagon township in Ya. People attend a funeral of Chit Min Thu who died in anti-coup protests in North Dagon township in Yangon, Myanmar [Reuters]
The UN special rapporteur for Myanmar slammed the country’s military for the killing of at least 70 people since protests erupted against its power grab in February, citing growing evidence of crimes against humanity – including murder, persecution and torture.
Talking about “a horrible truth”, human rights investigator Thomas Andrews told the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday that “the country of Myanmar is being controlled by a murderous, illegal regime”.
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