<p>(New York, December 16, 2008) - Burma's military government has used the country's legal mechanisms to intimidate political prisoners and to deny them access to justice, Human Rights Watch said today, citing new testimony from a defense lawyer who has just fled the country.</p>
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RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2008 Cyclone victims huddle in torrential rain as they await assistance in Dedaye Township, southwest of Yangon, May 19, 2008. Flags flew at half-mast across Myanmar ...