Burma's Insein Prison: punishment and oppression
Dissent in Burma has been brutally suppressed, and imprisonment in Insein Prison, located near the capital, Rangoon, has been the fate for many activists. There, a system of mistreatment and corruption brutalizes criminal and political detainees alike.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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1991
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Crime, law and social change
Year: 1991, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-134 |
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Summary: | Dissent in Burma has been brutally suppressed, and imprisonment in Insein Prison, located near the capital, Rangoon, has been the fate for many activists. There, a system of mistreatment and corruption brutalizes criminal and political detainees alike. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0751 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF00172379 |