‘Will the killings stop?’ Demands for Asean to ensure Myanmar honours pledge to end violence

Asean says consensus with junta was beyond expectations', but there is no timeline or explicit commitment to stop violence

Human Rights Watch has told south-east Asian leaders not to pat themselves on the back" for getting Myanmar's military rulers to agree to end deadly violence, saying a consensus reached by Asean lacks specifics and makes no mention of freeing political prisoners.

Nearly 750 protesters have been killed since the military seized power in a 1 February coup. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations announced after a summit on Saturday that the head of Myanmar's junta had agreed to stop the violence. The Malaysian prime minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, who attended the meeting, said the outcome was beyond our expectation".