Document #1397981

AI – Amnesty International

Urgent Action: 83/17 [ASA 16/6029/2017]

https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1397981/1226_1491828113_asa1660292017english.pdf

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ecoi.net summary:
Lahpai Gam, a detained elderly ethnic Kachin man, is suffering from serious health problems; he was subjected to torture when he was arrested in 2012; he is serving an 8-year prison sentence for membership in an armed group and planting bombs
Country:
Myanmar
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
7 April 2017
Document ID:
1397981 (former ID 338794)

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