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New report accuses Myanmar's junta of torturing and killing opposition activists

DW, 13 Sep 2022
In a new report on the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, Human Rights Watch has detailed how at least six political prisoners were effectively tortured to death in custody.The rights group said the deaths were just the tip of the iceberg, and accuses the Myanmar military junta of responsibility for scores of deaths in custody since it took power in a coup in February last year. Human Rights Watch has called for the international community to show the junta that there will be consequences for its crimes.

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