The United Nations human rights office has issued a warning on Friday about a potential surge in violence in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state. The office highlighted alarming reports of killings, beheadings, and burnings in the region, which have led to tens of thousands of people being displaced. Both the United States and the European Union have expressed their concern over the situation. Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called for an immediate end to the violence and emphasized the need for protection of the Rohingya population. He also stressed the importance of allowing humanitarian aid to reach those affected.
Myanmar: @UNHumanRights says ‘frightening and disturbing reports’ of killings and burnings have emerged from northern Rakhine state. https://t.co/Rw6hUgoqaH
UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state https://t.co/gKvqxCQNkq https://t.co/eW6nLXWonR
#Myanmar: frightening accounts of killing and burning in northern Rakhine State. Tens of thousands displaced. @Volker_Turk calls for immediate end to violence & protection of Rohingya. Aid must be allowed to flow.
UN warns of rise in violence in Myanmar's Rakhine, US and EU express alarm https://t.co/j7QZSKMJ4o https://t.co/qb0ViEwF9S
UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state https://t.co/kxcsjuTX6H
⚠️ UN WARNS OF UPSURGE IN VIOLENCE IN MYANMAR'S RAKHINE Full Story → https://t.co/BDQpUE3j9L The United Nations human rights office on Friday warned there was a risk of a serious rise in violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, where it received "frightening and disturbing…
UN Warns of further atrocities in Myanmar’s Rakhine https://t.co/VyqJtOfRTE