News team secretly film desperate condition of Rohingya asylum seekers in Thailand . Some never make it to their destinations . The footage shows a group of men and women being forced to sit on the floor with their hands tied behind their backs as they are beaten by Thai police officers who have been ordered not to intervene. Men are among 1,700 ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar who are being held in appalling conditions . Each year , tens of thousands ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar 's Arakan State flee persecution .
News team secretly film desperate condition of Rohingya asylum seekers in Thailand . The footage shows a group of men and women being forced to sit on the floor with their hands tied behind their backs as they are beaten by Thai police officers who have been ordered not to intervene. Men are among 1,700 ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar who are being held in appalling conditions . Each year , tens of thousands ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar 's Arakan State flee persecution .