Sudan protesters vow escalation after 15 shot dead in Khartoum
The UN human rights chief slammed the killings of Sudanese protesters and called on the military to reinstate the government following last month's coup.
Protesters in Sudan are vowing to increase their demonstrations after the deadliest day since a military coup deposed the country’s civilian-led transitional government last month.
Fifteen people were shot dead yesterday amid protests in the capital, Khartoum. At least 39 have been killed since the military seized power on October 25.
Michelle Bachelet, the head of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights, slammed security forces’ use of lethal force against protesters.
“Following our repeated appeals to the military and security authorities to refrain from the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force against demonstrators, it is utterly shameful that live ammunition was again used yesterday against protesters,” Bachelet said in the statement.
