The Burmese army's abusive treatment of convicts who are forced to serve as porters under dangerous front-line conditions constitutes war crimes, Human Rights Watch and the Karen Human Rights Group said in a joint report released today. <br /> <br />The report, titled "Dead Men Walking: Convict Porters on the Front Lines in Eastern Burma," details abuses against convict porters that the rights groups say shows the need for a UN inquiry into the Burmese Army's practices. <br /> <br />FOOTAGE COURTESY OF KAREN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP AND DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA <br /> <br />With special thanks to Karen Human Rights Group for supplying footage seen in this film
