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portions of food and some water only in the middle of the second day. 283 Another adult victim
gave an account of how the Tatmadaw ill-treated and subjected him to forced labour for three
days at the beginning of August 2011 in Kunhing Township, Shan State. He stated that the
Tatmadaw arrived at his village and asked the residents if they had seen members of the Shan
ethnic armed organizations. The Tatmadaw subsequently detained and beat the victim, along
with other civilians, and forced him to carry heavy material. He was not fed properly and he
was kicked and punched when he did not walk fast enough. 284
Methods and techniques
180. The Mission received accounts of the Tatmadaw using various torture techniques. The
following techniques have been corroborated:
• beating with a bamboo stick or metal rod;285
• laying bamboo across the shins of the victim, and standing or jumping on it; 286
• tying up hands and/or feet with ropes;287
• beating on several parts of the body; 288
• hitting on the head with the butt of a firearm; 289
• pointing a firearm at their temple;290
• blindfolding;291
• using death threats, instilling a justified fear of being killed; 292
• killing other detainees in front of victim; 293
• performing sexual violence, including rape;294
• using insults of an ethnic or religious nature; 295
• burning the skin with a hot knife or cigarette stubs; 296
• pouring hot wax on skin;297
• forcing nudity, fully and partially;298
• forcing to kneel several hours on the ground, sometimes on stones; 299
• jabbing the skin with a needle or sharp knife; 300
• making victims dig their “own” graves;301 and
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QI-094.
PI-083.
PI-053, PI-055, PI-056.
PI-056, V-133.
DI-066, PI-035, PI-044, PI-053, PI-054, PI-074, PI-075, SI-004.
DI-066, PI-035, PI-038, PI-044, PI-053, PI-054, PI-055, PI-056, PI-074, PI-075, PI-109,
QI-090, SI-004.
PI-035, PI-038, PI-044, PI-056.
DI-066, PI-086.
PI-035, PI-054, V-137.
DI-068, PI-035, PI-038, PI-054, PI-055, PI-059, PI-062, PI-111.
PI-062, SI-004.
PI-052, PI-055, PI-056, PI-066. See this chapter, section A.4: Sexual and gender-based violence.
PI-038, PI-056, PI-059, PI-074, PI-075.
PI-055, PI-056, PI-109.
PI-035, PI-055.
DI-066, PI-052, PI-056.
DI-066, PI-035, PI-055.
PI-056, PI-109, PI-111.
PI-055, V-133.
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