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Myanmar’s military junta is still holding more than 1,100 political prisoners and allegedly uses torture on a routine basis, as reported by the United Nations special rapporteur for ex-Burma, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, to the UN General Assembly. The Brazilian political expert, forbidden entrance to the Asian nation since November 2003, reports that based on information collected from “a variety of independent and reliable sources”, monks, lawyers, teachers, journalists, farmers, politicians, student leaders, writers and poets are among those detained on political grounds by the junta in power since 1988.
“Civilians, including members of registered political parties and pro-democracy activists, continue to be harassed, arrested, tried and sentenced to prison for the peaceful exercise of basic civil and political rights and freedoms”, added Pinheiro indicating that he also received reports that detainees “are often subjected to prolonged deprivation of sleep, food and water during initial interrogation, which may stretch over several days”.
He also emphasised the fact that the Burman democracy leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Suu Kyi remains under house arrest, indicating little changes over the years. Pinheiro also expressed particular concern for U Win Tin, 75, an editor and poet imprisoned for 16 years. The junta had guaranteed his imminent release in July, when 249 political dissidents were effectively freed, but he remains detained
Myanmar’s military junta is still holding more than 1,100 political prisoners and allegedly uses torture on a routine basis, as reported by the United Nations special rapporteur for ex-Burma, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, to the UN General Assembly. The Brazilian political expert, forbidden entrance to the Asian nation since November 2003, reports that based on information collected from “a variety of independent and reliable sources”, monks, lawyers, teachers, journalists, farmers, politicians, student leaders, writers and poets are among those detained on political grounds by the junta in power since 1988.
“Civilians, including members of registered political parties and pro-democracy activists, continue to be harassed, arrested, tried and sentenced to prison for the peaceful exercise of basic civil and political rights and freedoms”, added Pinheiro indicating that he also received reports that detainees “are often subjected to prolonged deprivation of sleep, food and water during initial interrogation, which may stretch over several days”.
He also emphasised the fact that the Burman democracy leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Suu Kyi remains under house arrest, indicating little changes over the years. Pinheiro also expressed particular concern for U Win Tin, 75, an editor and poet imprisoned for 16 years. The junta had guaranteed his imminent release in July, when 249 political dissidents were effectively freed, but he remains detained