SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - UN's Bachelet says Sudan protests biggest yet, time for transition

3/7/19: Reuters - UN's Bachelet says Sudan protests biggest yet, time for transition, by Tom Miles

Reuters reports that UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said that Sudanese authorities must ensure a swift transition to a civilian government, as desired by large segments of the population and the African Union.

 Bachelet also called on the Sudanese military council to lift restrictions on the internet and to investigate all allegations of excessive use of force, including reported attacks on hospitals by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and other security forces.

 She said that her offer to send a human rights monitoring team to investigate the June 3 massacre was ignored by Sudanese authorities.