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Myanmar Female Prisoners Face Torture and Neglect, Rights Group Says

The report says about 6,600 women and 640 children are among more than 30,000 political prisoners and face beatings, rape and denied care.

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Sept 23 (Reuters) - Female prisoners in Myanmar are subjected to widespread torture, sexual violence and life-threatening medical neglect, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, underlining the chronic ill-treatment of thousands of detainees in the war-...

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A report by Human Rights Watch documented atrocities against Myanmar ' s political prisoners, including torture by taser, denial of care to pregnant women, foetal death and medical neglect to death without accountability.

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Myanmar female prisoners face torture and neglect, rights group says ...

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Human Rights Watch broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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