March 16, 2021 The Sule pagoda in downtown Yangon, the commercial hub of Myanmar. — courtesy Unsplash/Justin Min NEW YORK — The UN chief on Monday issued a statement saying he was "appalled" by the reported killing over the weekend of dozens of protesters calling for the restoration of democracy, at the hands of the country's military. Violence continues to rage across the south-east Asian nation at the hands of forces loyal to leaders of the Feb. 1, military coup, and, according to media reports, dozens of people lost their lives, including around 50 on Sunday alone. "The killing of demonstrators, arbitrary arrests and the reported torture of prisoners violate fundamental human rights and stand in clear defiance of calls by the Security Council for restraint, dialogue and a return to Myanmar’s democratic path," said Secretary-General António Guterres, in the statement released by his spokeperson in New York.