Myanmar military limiting aid in earthquake areas, UN says

Myanmar’s military is limiting critically needed humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in areas where it sees opposition to its rule, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday.

The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) also said it was investigating 53 reported attacks by the regime against its opponents since the earthquake struck on March 28, including air strikes, of which 16 came after a ceasefire on April 2.

On Friday, the office was made aware of a further eight attacks which it was looking into, it said.