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EXPLAINED: Un report highlights atrocities in myanmar - The Real Truth

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the United Nations Headquarters in New York

A recent report by the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar has shed light on the escalating violence perpetrated by the country's military junta. The report details horrific acts such as beheadings, gang rapes, and torture, with women, children, and the elderly among the victims.

The junta, facing military defeats and loss of territory to opposition groups, has resorted to using sophisticated weapons against civilians and targeting villages beyond its control. This has resulted in a devastating humanitarian crisis, with millions in need of aid and over 3.1 million people displaced by conflict and human rights violations.

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