UN: Burma Uses Convicts as Shields, Slaves

Human Rights Watch is out with harrowing accusations about Burma’s army and potential war crimes abuses, reports Reuters . The UN group accuses the military of forcing inmates from the nation’s jails to act as human “pack mules” for the army on long marches, without adequate food or medical care. The…

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UN: Burma Uses Convicts as Shields, Slaves

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