OHCHR spokesperson Liz Throssell disclosed that at least 1,853 people, including 88 children and 125 women, have died in detention. Many of these deaths resulted from severe interrogations and lack of proper medical care. The report details horrific acts of torture, including hanging detainees from ceilings, using snakes and insects to induce fear, and beating prisoners with iron rods and rifle butts.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has recommended referring Myanmar's military to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for human rights violations. The junta, which seized power claiming fraud in the November 2020 election won by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, has been intensifying its crackdown on opposition forces.
Recent escalations in fighting between the military and rebel groups, including ethnic armed organizations, have led to increased indiscriminate bombings by the junta. The UN estimates that the number of Myanmar refugees has now risen to 3.3 million as a result of the ongoing conflict.
