Event Brief
HRW: Women tortured and sexually abused in Myanmar prisons
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 1:12 AM ET
Summary: Human Rights Watch said female prisoners in Myanmar are subjected to widespread torture, sexual violence, and life-threatening medical neglect. The rights group linked the abuses to chronic ill-treatment of thousands of detainees in the war-torn country following the military coup in February 2021.
WHO: Human Rights Watch
WHAT: Said female prisoners in Myanmar prisons face torture, sexual violence, and medical neglect
WHEN: Feb 2021
WHERE: Myanmar
WHY: The abuses are tied to chronic ill-treatment of detainees following the February 2021 military coup.
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