Torture is endemic in Burma's interrogation centers and prisons, and serves the dual function of breaking down suspected political dissidents and instilling fear into the population. A new AAPP report, The Darkness We See: Torture in Burma's Interrogation Centers and Prisons, documents for the first time the true scale of torture used on political prisoners since 1988.

This section contains photos of a former political prisoner reenacting some of the torture methods santioned by the SPDC and used on political prisoners. These photos show only a small fraction of the torture which political prisoners have endured.

Photos are available for use by journalists or any others interested in writing about political prisoners in Burma free of copyright.