US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that Sudan’s security forces must respect human rights and that any violence against peaceful demonstrators is "unacceptable."
He said in a Twitter post that the United States continues to stand with "Sudan’s people in their nonviolent struggle for democracy."
Opponents of a military coup in Sudan have called for nationwide protests on Saturday to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government to put the country back on a path to democracy after decades of authoritarian rule.