Bodies recovered in Myanmar village as military junta accused of war crimes

Seventeen bodies of victims allegedly tortured and killed by Myanmar’s ruling junta were recovered in the central region of Sagaing on March 2, 2023. A leader from the National Unity Government accused the military of committing war crimes in the countryside. The country has been embroiled in a bloody civil war for over two years since the military staged a coup in 2021. The United Nations has accused the ruling junta of creating a “perpetual human rights crisis”.