Thirty-seven protesters were killed in clashes with Sudanese security forces during anti-government demonstrations that started in the country a week ago, an international human rights watchdog said.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th December, 2018) Thirty-seven protesters were killed in clashes with Sudanese security forces during anti-government demonstrations that started in the country a week ago, an international human rights watchdog said.
"Amnesty International has credible reports that 37 protesters have been shot dead by the security forces in five days of anti-government demonstrations that have rocked the country," the watchdog said in a statement published late on Monday.
The rights group reiterated its calls on the Sudanese government to take necessarily measures to prevent killings.
"With dozens already dead, the government must rein in this deadly use of force and prevent more unnecessary bloodshed. Instead of trying to stop people from demonstrating, the authorities should be focusing on ending longstanding repression of human rights and resolving the economic crisis that have collectively precipitated these protests," Sarah Jackson, Amnesty International's deputy director for East Africa, the Great Lakes and the Horn, said, as quoted in the statement.
The protests erupted in Sudan on Wednesday over the government's decision to increase bread prices. Earlier on Monday, Sudanese President Omar Bashir reportedly pledged to proceed with economic reforms in the country.
