United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has condemned the killings of peaceful protesters against military rule in Sudan.
Bachelet said in a statement from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva that it is “utterly shameful” that live ammunition keeps being used against protesters.
According to reports, security forces killed at least 15 people and wounded thousands of Sudanese protesting on Wednesday against military rule.
The protesters, marching against an October 25th coup across the capital Khartoum and in the cities of Bahri and Omdurman, demanded a full handover to civilian authorities and for the leaders of the October 25th coup to be put on trial.
Bachelet said at least 39 people had been killed by security forces in Sudan since the October 25th military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday.
According to reliable medical sources, more than 100 people were wounded during protests on Wednesday in Khartoum, Khartoum-Bahri and Omdurman.
