Taxi driver sentenced to death for Rangoon murder
A taxi driver accused of the high profile rape and murder of young women in Rangoon was handed the death penalty.
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Ministry proposes death penalty for perpetrators of ‘severe sexual violence’
The draft bill has this week been sent to the Office of the Attorney General for ratification, before it is in turn passed on to the Union parliament for deliberation.
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Rape avoidance 101: Government advice on curbing sexual assault elicits scorn
The Home Affairs Ministry has been blasted for re-enforcing harmful assumptions about gender-based violence after it released a document positing that women consuming alcohol was among the leading causes of the rape of women and children.
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Rights advocates dismayed by govt’s mixed messages on rape
Rights advocates have criticised the State Counsellor’s Office after it put out a press release and Facebook post last week that appeared aimed at discrediting the accounts of two women in northern Arakan State who alleged that they had been raped.
Burmese govt reacts after series of child sex abuse cases
Burma’s Social Welfare Department is issuing hotline phone numbers in response to reports of rampant sexual crimes against minors.
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Singaporean man gets 13 years for raping Burmese maid
A Singaporean man who claimed that his Burmese maid consented to have sex with him has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape, according to local media.
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Eliminating sexual violence in conflict areas
As war continues in Burma’s border areas, calls grow to end attacks on women.
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Rape victims struggle to find justice
Drawn out court proceedings, weak law enforcement and conservative attitudes towards women undermine justice in rape cases
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Koh Tao murders: hearings conclude with allegations of sexual abuse
As testimonies conclude, Win Zaw Htun claims he was sexually abused by Thai police officers and forced to confess.
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Koh Tao murders: Zaw Linn details police torture
Burmese suspect testifies he was handcuffed, had a bag placed over his head, and was beaten, before police threatened to extract his teeth with pliers.
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Koh Tao murders: Defence will focus on DNA, say lawyers
Defence lawyers in the trial of two Burmese men accused of killing two British backpackers on a Thai resort island last year said on Wednesday they would focus on the[…]
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Soldier sentenced in attempted rape case
A Burmese serviceman accused of the attempted rape of a 73-year-old woman in Kachin State has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a military court.
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Kachin church ‘powerless’ to investigate teachers’ murders
The Kachin Baptist Church in Muse has called on President Thein Sein to form a body to probe the brutal rape and murder of two young female teachers.
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Koh Tao murders: suspect’s father dies from brain tumour
Htun Htun Htike, the father of a young Burmese migrant on trial for murder in Thailand, died on Thursday morning from the effects of a brain tumour.
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Koh Tao murders: Dr Porntip to examine DNA evidence
Thai court orders DNA samples to be handed over for independent verification at the trial of two Burmese migrants accused of murder and rape.
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Five jailed for false rape claims that ignited Mandalay riots
Two men and three women are sentenced to 21 years with labour for circulating false claims that Muslims raped a Buddhist woman.
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Kachin teachers: chronology of an unsolved murder
Kachinland News offers a timeline of events leading to the murders, and possibly rapes, of Maran Lu Ra and Tangbau Hkawn Nan Tsin.
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‘We got drunk, then went home to sleep’, Koh Tao suspects tell judge
The trial of two Burmese migrants accused of rape and murder got underway on Koh Samui with the pair reiterating their plea of innocence.
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Burma govt pledges support to Koh Tao murder suspects
Burma’s government and upper house of parliament have pledged to provide financial and moral support to Burmese migrants Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun.
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Koh Tao murders: Burmese call for witnesses to come forward
“We both wish to request anyone who could help as a witness in our case, or has evidence about the crimes we are suspected of, to urgently come forward,” said Burmese murder suspects.
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Koh Tao murders: Indictment awaited
Two Burmese men accused of the brutal slayings of a pair of British backpackers in September could be indicted as soon as Tuesday, after police submitted additional evidence requested by prosecutors.
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Koh Tao murders: Thai PM told of Burma’s concerns
Burma’s upper house speaker Khin Aung Myint urged Thai PM Prayuth to help ensure the trial is concluded according to law, and said that many Burmese are seriously concerned about the fate of the two suspects.
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Burmese soldier jailed for raping disabled Kachin girl
Private Kaung Bo Bo of the 567th Infantry Battalion was found guilty by Muse District Court on two charges for the rape and kidnapping of a 14-year-old Kachin girl.
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Burmese embassy requests reopening Koh Tao murder case
Lawyer Aung Myo Thant tells DVB that the request was made to Thailand’s Ministry of Legal Affairs on the basis that confessions by Burmese suspects Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun were made under duress of torture.
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Re-enactment was orchestrated by police, say Koh Tao suspects
Burmese migrants Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun tell embassy delegates on Friday that local Thai police had directed them what to say and do during a re-enactment of the crime on 3 October.
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Koh Tao murders: Burmese men held pending indictment decision
Two Burmese men being held in the Koh Tao double-murder case will be spending at least 12 more days incarcerated after the Koh Samui Provincial Court approved prosecutors’ second request to hold them.
Scotland Yard probes Koh Tao crime scene
British police make an unannounced visit to Koh Tao to inspect locations related to the murders of two UK tourists.
Koh Tao murders: UK police can only observe, says Thai police chief
Following mixed messages from Thai PM Prayuth over allowing British police access to the investigation, Thai police chief says UK may observe only, but may request ‘additional investigations’ into any specific points.
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Koh Tao murders: suspects claim chest pains from interrogation
“Zaw Lin, the larger of the two youngsters, claimed he was kicked in the chest and punched. [The other suspect] Win Zaw Htun implied that he was struck around the head.”
Burma’s military leader calls for justice in Koh Tao murder case
Burma’s senior military leader urged the Thai government to ensure that the Burmese embassy’s special investigation team on the case “can conduct their work freely to uncover the truth”.
