The Guardian
Thaslima Begum
Thu 9 Nov 2023
Security Force Monitor finds 64% of senior army officers led units allegedly committing killings, rapes, torture and disappearances
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Soldiers parade in the capital, Naypyidaw, on Union Day last year. An international criminal court investigation into alleged crimes against humanity by Myanmar has stalled. Photograph: AFP/Getty
New research into alleged war crimes in Myanmar has concluded that the majority of senior commanders in the Myanmar military, many of whom hold powerful political positions in the country, were responsible for crimes including rape, torture, killings and forced disappearances carried out by units under their command between 2011 and 2023.