Children in Myanmar have been beaten and stabbed and had fingernails or teeth removed during interrogation, while some were made to endure mock executions, according to a report from the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights.
, not just in the crossfire of conflict but as deliberate targets of a military willing to inflict immense suffering, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday.
“The junta’s relentless attacks on children underscore the generals’ depravity and willingness to inflict immense suffering on innocent victims in its attempt to subjugate the people,” Andrews said in a statement.Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power early last year and launched a fierce crackdown on its opponents, prompting a violent backlash by newly formed resistance groups.