Myanmar’s security forces “systematically” torture Kachin civilians in the country’s war-torn Kachin and northern Shan states, a report said Monday, as the ethnic minority group marked the third year of renewed hostilities between the military and a rebel movement fighting to win greater autonomy for the community. Military and police frequently subject Kachin civilians to torture, including tying rope or wire around their necks, hands and feet, severe beatings and mock executions during interrogation sessions, according to the report by Fortify Rights, a human rights group based in Southeast Asia and registered in Switzerland and the United States.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:21:20 +0000
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