Sudan must end repression and give monitors access, UN rights boss says
Michelle Bachelet says her office has reports that more than 100 protesters were killed during an assault by security forces
24 June 2019 - 18:22
Geneva — Sudanese authorities must grant human rights monitors access to the country, end “repression” against protesters and restore the country’s internet, UN human rights boss Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.
Her office had received reports that more than 100 protesters were killed and many more injured during an assault by security forces on a peaceful sit-in outside the defence ministry on June 3, she said...
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