Top UN officials urge Sudan coup leaders to reverse course
New arrests have been reported as the United Nations holds an emergency session on the coup in Khartoum.
The head of the United Nations’ High Commission for Human Rights condemned last week’s coup in Sudan and urged Sudanese military leaders to reinstate civilian government officials.
Michelle Bachelet urged Sudan’s military leaders “and their backers” on Friday to “step back in order to allow the country to return to the path of progress towards institutional and legal reforms.”
Bachelet slammed the Sudanese military’s use of force against protesters. At least 13 people have been killed and more than 300 injured since last Monday’s military takeover, according to the Associated Press.
The commissioner’s condemnation came during an urgent session of the rights body in New York on Friday.
