Myanmar : le bureau de l’ONU exprime sa « ferme préoccupation » face à l’usage de la force contre les manifestants.
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Ce mardi 9 février 2021, l’ONU communique sur la situation en Birmanie (Myanmar).
The United Nations in Myanmar has voiced strong concerns over Tuesday’s reported use of force by security forces against demonstrators protesting the military takeover and arrests of elected leaders and politicians.
“I call on the security forces to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression”, Ola Almgren, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, said in a news release.
“The use of disproportionate force against demonstrators is unacceptable”, he added.
The UN office in the country cited reports from capital Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay and other cities, of numerous demonstrators having been injured, some of them seriously, by security forces in connection with the ongoing protests...