Myanmar: Women Political Prisoners Tortured, Ill-treated

Click to expand Image Former women political prisoners in Myanmar and their families reported the dangerous and sometimes deadly denial of prenatal and obstetric medical care to pregnant women. © 2026 Human Rights Watch (Bangkok) – The Myanmar military junta subjects women political prisoners to torture, sexual violence, and life-threatening denial of medical care, Human Rights Watch said today. Among the over 30,000 political prisoners detained since the junta’s February 2021 coup are about 6,6