UN calls on Myanmar to refrain from disproportionate force in Rakhine

‘The UN human rights chief has called on authorities in Myanmar to ensure that security forces refrain from using disproportionate force against the persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday that Myanmar authorities should issue clear instructions to security forces to refrain from using disproportionate force.
The UN rights chief said the political leadership had a duty to protect all civilians “without discrimination”.
Elsewhere in his remarks, he condemned coordinated attacks by an insurgent group on security forces last Friday.
Renewed violence erupted on August 25, after dozens of police and border outposts in Rakhine allegedly came under attack by a group claiming to be advocating the Rohingya against the government crackdown in Rakhine. A total of 89 people, including 12 security personnel, were killed during the violence.’
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