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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Main Author: Gyaw, Htun Aung (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1991
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 1991, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-134
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
International Relation
Political Detainee
Description
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.
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/BF00172379