UN rights office condemns deadly Myanmar crackdown

Police arrest people in Yangon on February 27, 2021 after a crackdown on demonstrations against the military coup. Credit: AFP Photo

The United Nations condemned a violent crackdown in Myanmar on Sunday and urged the country's military rulers to stop using force on peaceful demonstrators.

"We strongly condemn the escalating violence against protests in Myanmar and call on the military to immediately halt the use of force against peaceful protesters," Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN human rights office, said in a statement.