2011-07-13 12:43:20

Burma accused of abusing prisoners


Human rights groups criticized Burma’s army today for forcing prison inmates onto the front lines of the country’s conflict with ethnic militias, using some as human shields and executing others who tried to escape.

The Southeast Asian nation's military, which calls the country Myanmar, has been accused for nearly two decades of forcing civilians, including prisoners, to serve as porters for the army.

“There have been many, many of these prison porters taken into these conflict zones, where they have been used as human shields… [and] human minesweepers” says Mark Farmaner, the director of Burma Campaign UK.

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