About 300 people killed in Egypt Due to Unrest

bufoli - 300 people may have died in anti-government protests in Egypt and the role of security forces in the violence should be investigated, said Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday. "The toll is increasing every day, with the reports were unconfirmed estimates that 300 people have been killed so far, more than 3,000 injuries and ratusn people were arrested," Pillay said in a statement issued in Geneva.

Security sources and medical in Egypt, on Monday said at least 102 people were killed in a wave of protests that swept the country. Pillay said he was "deeply concerned" would be the number of victims continues to increase and urged the authorities to listen to the Egyptian people's demands for reform, human rights and democracy.

He said the pemerotes demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak for the most part been peaceful and called for investigation into acts of violence that changed penjadi bloodshed in some days lately. "I urge the Egyptian authorities to ensure police and other security forces to act cautiously to avoid pengguanaan force of arms, and needs to be done investigating the role of security forces in violence that occurred in recent days," he said.

"The security forces clearly have the responsibility to protect civilians, including their right to life and freedom of assembly and freedom of opinion." He said the Mubarak government's suppression action has sparked riots by the people refuse to get rid of a system that their basic rights, and melakukanan serious violations, including acts of torture are widespread.

He said that when protests culminated on Tuesday with one million people are expected to go down to the streets, both protesters maupn keemanan troops to avoid acts of violence. "I urge the army and the police acted with extreme caution and restraint," he said. "I also urged the protesters avoid violent acts that may tarnish their success so far."