Posted : 2021-03-12 10:30
Updated : 2021-03-12 10:30
Family members of Chit Min Thu weep and flash three-fingered salute outside his home in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. Chit Min Thu was fatally shot in the head by Myanmar security forces during an anti-coup protest on Thursday. AP
An independent U.N. rights expert on Thursday cited credible reports that Myanmar security forces have killed at least 70 people. He also pointed to growing evidence of crimes against humanity since last month s coup, and upbraided the U.N. Security Council for a wholly insufficient response.
Thomas Andrews, an expert focusing on Myanmar, lamented the horrible truth that every time he issues a report on the situation, the number of murders and arbitrary detentions in Myanmar becomes outdated. He said the count of arbitrary detentions since the Feb. 1 coup had topped 2,000 as of Wednesday night.
Weeks of clashes between security forces and pro-democracy activists angry at the ousting of an elected government have plunged the country into chaos.