UN rights boss compares Myanmar chaos to Syrian conflict, urges halt to ‘slaughter’

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UN rights boss compares Myanmar chaos to Syrian conflict, urges halt to ‘slaughter’
April 13, 2021, 9:59 am

UN rights boss compares Myanmar chaos to Syrian conflict, urges halt to ‘slaughter’

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet wearing a protective face mask attends at the Human Rights Council on June 17, 2020 in Geneva. (File photo: AFP)

The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday it fears that the military clampdown on protests in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 coup risks escalating into a civil conflict like that seen in Syria and appealed for a halt to the “slaughter”.

UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said in a statement 3,080 had been detained and there are reports that 23 people have been sentenced to death following secret trials.“I fear the situation in Myanmar is heading towards a full-blown conflict. States must not allow the deadly mistakes of the past in Syria and elsewhere to be repeated,” Bachelet said.

source: Reuters

Image source: AFP

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