A Licnese to Torture ? Chapter 2 Use of Torture by the Myanmar Military Since the Coup Attempt From the beginning of the coup attempt, the practice of torture has taken place throughout the process from the arrest to the end of the prison sentence – arrest, interrogation, detention, imprisonment and labor camps. Torture practiced mainly by the military and security forces during arrest consists of violence and unlawful acts and torture practiced in interrogation camps and prison has many tactics including physical harm, psychological harm and malnutrition that can lead to death and everlasting disability or trauma. In this chapter, findings of the violation of right to freedom of torture since the attempted coup in February 2021 are divided into two parts – quantitative findings and qualitative findings. The analysis is based on the Equality Myanmar’s analysis of 267 cases of those who experienced torture and other ill-treatments. The figures presented in this section only represent the Equality Myanmar’s findings and the actual number may be higher on the ground. 2.1 Quantitative Findings 1. Number of people who got tortured in the 267cases 2. Number of people who got tortured in the 267 cases (Only civilians) 18 Equality Myanmar