Myanmar junta at war with country's own people, says UN

The true death toll of the coup is likely to be much higher than the nearly 3,000 who have been verified to be killed. - AFP

GENEVA, March 4, 2023 (AFP): Myanmar's military rulers now see civilians as their adversaries and are making war on the country's own people, undermining the basic ability to live, the United Nations said on Friday.

Two years on from the February 1, 2021, coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government, the situation is a "festering catastrophe", said UN human rights chief Volker Turk, adding that the military was operating with "complete impunity".