Myanmar: UN envoy condemns ‘bloodbath’

UN envoy to Myanmar (Burma) has condemned the “bloodbath” in the country, where at least 38 people were killed Sunday in protests against it. coup.

“The international community, and especially the regional actors, must unite in solidarity with the Burmese people and their democratic ideals,” said Christine Schraner Burgener, who said in a statement that she had received “shocking information” about her contacts in Myanmar. violence against protesters and torture of political prisoners.

“The military is ignoring international calls for restraint,” he said, adding that these atrocities were affecting any prospect of peace and stability in the country.

The UN envoy says she remains in close contact with local leaders and members of the Security Council and counts on their continued support for her efforts to defuse the situation.

The UN Security Council strongly condemned the violence of the Burmese protesters in a decision adopted unanimously by the 15 members, and consequently by China and Russia, the traditional allies of the Burmese generals.

The government of the National Union for the Republic of Aung San Suu Kyi was overthrown by the military junta on February 1st.

Since then, the daily demonstrations have been increasingly suppressed by the security forces. At least 80 people have been killed on the streets of Myanmar to date.

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