Christine Schraner Burgener, the United Nations (UN) envoy to Myanmar, strongly condemned the ongoing bloodshed on Sunday. According to the Myanmar news site Irrawaddy News, at least 134 people were killed throughout the country on Sunday. It was one of the deadliest days since the February 1 coup in the country.
Burgener said in a statement that Myanmar’s military is ignoring international calls for restraint. She added that she has received testimony of “heartbreaking reports of murders, beatings of protesters and torture of prisoners” from contacts in the Southeast Asian country.
“The ongoing violence, including against medical personnel and the destruction of public infrastructure, is undermining prospects for peace and stability,” said the UN envoy.
Burgener calls on the international community, including regional actors, to “declare their solidarity with the people of Myanmar and their democratic aspirations”.
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