Myanmar: US Citizen Tortured in Yangon

Index AI : ASA 16/006/2009
Date de publication : 24 septembre 2009
Catégorie(s) : Myanmar

Trusted sources have reported to Amnesty international that male activist Kyaw Zaw Lwin was tortured and suffered other ill-treatment whilst in detention in Insein Prison, Yangon, Myanmar’s main city. He was arrested in Yangon on 3 September. He has been denied medical treatment for the injuries he sustained from the torture he endured during interrogation. There are grave concerns about his health.