An UN-backed investigation has found evidence of “systemic torture” in Myanmar’s detention centers over the last year, including electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape and burning body parts.
The report details the documented torture in Myanmar’s detention facilities, including beatings, electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape, burning of body parts, and other forms of sexual violence.
The Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar has opened new investigations into atrocities committed against communities in Rakhine state as the military and the Arakan Army battle for control of the territory.
The Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar has been working since 2018 under a mandate from the UN backed Human Rights Council to help document rights abuses and violations in the country.