137 NGOs from 31 countries ask UN for Myanmar arms embargo

Armed police security cross the road in Mandalay, Myanmar on Feb. 19, 2021. 0 AP

UNITED NATIONS (AFP): Nearly 140 NGOs from 31 countries signed an open letter Wednesday (Feb 24) calling for the United Nations Security Council to urgently impose an arms embargo on Myanmar after the military coup there earlier this month.

"The United Nations Security Council should urgently impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar in response to the military coup and to deter the junta from committing further abuses," the letter said.