Campaigns against torture
Individual Documents
Description:
Lack of medical care in Myanmar prisons. Amnesty International is concerned about the poor health of many prisoners of conscience in Myanmar, resulting from torture and conditions amounting to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. These include lack of proper medical care and sanitation, extremely poor diet, and prolonged solitary confinement or overcrowding. In the last ten years dozens of political prisoners have died in custody as a consequence. Amnesty International is in particular concerned for the health of political prisoners U Tin Htun, U Ohn Kyaw, U Tun Aung Kyaw alias Thakhin Mipwar, Zaw Maung Maung Win and Nay Tinn Myint who all require urgent medical attention. Keywords: lack of medical care / prisoners of conscience
Source/publisher:
Amnesty Internattional
Date of publication:
2000-05-05
Date of entry/update:
2010-11-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Political prisoners and other violations in Burma - reports, Detentions, Trials, Independence of the Judiciary: campaigns on Burma, Right to Health: reports of violations in Burma, Campaigns against torture
Language:
English, Spanish
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