The family of Maung Gyi Hla, a deceased man thought to be a victim of torture, say they are disappointed with an explanation for his death provided to them by the Arakan Army (AA). AA spokesperson Khaing Thukha had responded to a question posed at a press conference on Tuesday by saying: “[Maung Gyi Hla] …
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Arrest, torture and exile: Coup returns Burma to media dark age
DVB asks the international community to call for the release of all wrongfully detained journalists. A man stands on the balcony of an apartment building in Myeik, southern Burma, pleading for help as the snap and ping of bullets ring around his home. ‘Bang pots and pans!’ he calls out to the neighbourhood, and to …
UN official says violence and torture continues on Rohingya
Crimes verging on genocide were being committed against the Rohingya minority in Burma, and those crimes bore “the fingerprints of the Myanmar government and of the international community,” the United Nations special adviser on the prevention of genocide said on Tuesday.
‘It was torture’: Grim tales in Thai fishing sector despite reforms
Trafficked into work and routinely abused, migrant fishermen in Thailand are still subject to forced labour despite efforts by the government to clean up the industry, advocacy groups say.
Junta blocks release of Amnesty report on torture in Thailand
Amnesty International vows to continue to investigate torture in Thailand after being forced to cancel a press conference to release a report into widespread allegations.
Thai junta allows 'culture of torture' to flourish: Amnesty
Amnesty International says Thailand’s military government has allowed a “culture of torture” to flourish since the army seized power in a 2014 coup.