{"id":7578,"date":"2019-06-04T13:21:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/7578-sudan-un-chief-deplores-excessive-force-used-against-pro-democracy-protesters\/"},"modified":"2019-06-04T13:21:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:21:43","slug":"sudan-un-chief-deplores-excessive-force-used-against-pro-democracy-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/7578-sudan-un-chief-deplores-excessive-force-used-against-pro-democracy-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan: UN chief deplores excessive force used against pro-democracy protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Security forces in Sudan fired on pro-democracy protesters in the capital Khartoum on Monday, leaving a number of dead and many more injured, prompting the United Nations chief\u2019s condemnation and an appeal for \u201cpeaceful dialogue\u201d to resume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Security forces in Sudan fired on pro-democracy protesters in the capital Khartoum on Monday, leaving a number of dead and many more injured, prompting the United Nations chief\u2019s condemnation and an appeal for \u201cpeaceful dialogue\u201d to resume.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres \u201cstrongly condemns the violence\u201d and \u201cthe use of force to disperse the protestors at the sit-in site\u201d, said a statement issued by his Spokesperson, adding he was also alarmed at reports that \u201csecurity forces have opened fire inside medical facilities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Guterres reminded the Transitional Military Council of its responsibility for \u201cthe safety and security of the citizens of Sudan\u201d, and urged all parties to \u201cact with utmost restraint\u201d, including their responsibility to uphold \u201cthe human rights of all citizens, including the right to freedom of assembly and of expression\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also called for \u201cunimpeded access to deliver essential care\u201d at the sit-in site outside army headquarters in the capital Khartoum, and in hospitals \u201cwhere the wounded are treated\u201d and urged the Sudanese authorities to \u201cfacilitate an independent investigation into the deaths and to hold those responsible accountable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Secretary-General urges the parties to pursue peaceful dialogue and to stay the course in the negotiations over the transfer of power to a civilian-led transitional authority, as required by the African Union (AU)\u201d, the statement continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security forces in Sudan fired on pro-democracy protesters in the capital Khartoum on Monday, leaving a number of dead and many more injured, prompting the United Nations chief\u2019s condemnation and an appeal for \u201cpeaceful dialogue\u201d to resume. \u00a0 Security forces in Sudan fired on pro-democracy protesters in the capital Khartoum on Monday, leaving a number &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[65,1299,116],"class_list":["post-7578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-africa","tag-security-force","tag-sudan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - 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