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UN rights office condemns deadly Myanmar crackdown
GENEVA, Feb 28, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – 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.
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