Top UN rights forum deplores Myanmar repression
GENEVA, Oct 2 (Reuters) The United Nations top human rights forum condemned today Myanmar's ''violent repression'' of protests and called for the junta to allow its investigator to visit for the first time in four years.
The UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution presented by the European Union deploring beatings, killings and arbitrary detentions during recent unrest.
Paulo
Sergio
Pinheiro,
UN
special
rapporteur
for
the
human
rights
situation
in
Myanmar,
told
the
Council's
special
session
he
was
ready
to
investigate
and
report
back
to
the
47-member
state
forum.
''It's
time
for
the
government
of
Myanmar
to
respond
to
this
truly
universal
appeal
from
this
historic
meeting.''
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Story first published: Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 16:15 [IST]