UN denounces hospital attack in Deep South
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The UN Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia (OHCHR) denounced the recent actions of armed insurgents who took over a public hospital in the far south of Thailand and used it to launch an attack against government forces.
In a statement released today, the organisation said hospitals, medical units and medical personnel are protected under international humanitarian law, and they should not be targeted or used for military purposes at any time.
“This incident is a flagrant breach of international law. We are appalled that a public hospital was used in such a manner, and that the lives of hospital staff and other civilians were put at risk,” said Laurent Meillan, the acting regional representative for OHCHR.
