Myanmar now a 'never-ending' nightmare, announces UN

A destroyed building and a damaged Buddha statue of Buddha (L) are pictured after fighting between Myanmar's Military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Nam Hpat Kar, Kutkai township, in Myanmar's northern Shan State on February 4, 2024. A towering golden Buddha watches over families sifting through the wreckage of their homes in a northern Myanmar village as they grieve for all they have lost in a raging civil war. - AFP

GENEVA (AFP): Three years of military rule in Myanmar have inflicted unbearable cruelty, leaving people trapped in an unending nightmare as the conflict spreads, the UN human rights chief has announced.

The junta is crushing all forms of dissent with total impunity, Volker Turk told the UN Human Rights Council, urging the United Nations' top rights body and countries to focus on preventing further atrocities.