Myanmar a 'human rights catastrophe,' says United Nations

This photo taken and received from an anonymous source via Facebook on June 11, 2021 shows protesters marching during a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay. - Photo by Handout / FACEBOOK / AFP

YANGON, June 11 (dpa): The United Nations has warned of a further escalation of violence in crisis-hit Myanmar.

Four months after the military coup, reports indicate there has been a military build-up, particularly in Kayah state in the east and Chin state in the west of the country, a statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Friday. (June 11).