UN decries 'horrific' torture as Myanmar sinks into rights 'abyss'

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GENEVA: The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday (Sept 17) provided accounts of horrifying torture and an overall worsening rights situation in Myanmar, amid intensifying hostilities and the absence of rule of law.

"Myanmar is plumbing the depths of the human rights abyss," said James Rodehaver, head of the United Nations rights office's Myanmar team.

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