The mother Khant Nyar Hein reacts at his funeral in Yangon on March 16, 2021, after the first year medical student was shot dead during a crackdown by security forces on protesters. - Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters): A UN team of investigators on Myanmar appealed on Wednesday (March 17) for people to collect and preserve documentary evidence of crimes ordered by the military since a Feb 1 coup, in order to build future cases against its leaders.
More than 180 protesters have been killed in the southeast Asian nation by security forces trying to crush a wave of demonstrations since the junta seized power, says activist group the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.
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