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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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Rohingya Muslims say Burmese soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women during the biggest upsurge in violence against the group in four years.
Human Rights Lead Story News Women's Issues
A newly formed group aims to gather information about rampant sexual harassment in order to get the government to take the problem more seriously.
Representatives of the United Nations Population Fund speak to DVB about efforts to address gender-based violence in Burma.
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Statistics revealing the high rate of rape in Rangoon come as Burma’s record on protecting the rights of women is set to come under scrutiny by the United Nations.
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As war continues in Burma’s border areas, calls grow to end attacks on women.
Lead Story News Society Women's Issues
Drawn out court proceedings, weak law enforcement and conservative attitudes towards women undermine justice in rape cases
Lead Story News Parliament Women's Issues
Parliament agrees to adopt new legislation aiming to protect women from violence, as the national relevance of the issue is highlighted.
Kachin Lead Story News Women's Issues
After a two-day funeral procession in the area, the bodies of the two young women murdered in Muse arrive in Myitkyina for burial.
Lead Story News Shan Women's Issues
As the funeral gets underway, international condemnation and demands for a full investigation grow louder.
Human Rights Lead Story News Women's Issues
Burmese government soldiers continue to perpetrate sexual violence against women on a widespread scale with impunity, according to a Women’s League of Burma report.
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No one is asking why the most significant and extraordinary information to have come out of the country for decades, identifying 20 percent of Burma’s expected population is “Missing,” is disregarded.
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More than 120 civic organisations have petitioned the Burmese government to probe into the alleged abduction and disappearance of Sumlut Roi Ja in 2011.
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Eight women’s rights activists were found guilty of unlawful assembly in Chin State, western Burma, on Wednesday for their participation in a demonstration against sexual violence.
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In the second of a two-part special on war crimes, panellists on DVB Debate discuss the systematic use of rape by the Burmese army.
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Eight women’s rights activists were questioned yesterday in Chin State for staging public protests against sexual violence by the Burmese military.
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A young Muslim woman who claims she was raped by a court official has dispelled reports that her case is linked to recent riots in Mandalay.
Bullet Points: bringing you the news for Tuesday 8 July.
Interview Lead Story News Women's Issues
Returning from a global summit on sexual violence in London, Susanna Hla Hla Soe of the Karen Women’s Empowerment Group says nearly everyone is missing the point.
Hundreds of people staged separate peaceful protests in Rezua and Matupi, Chin State, on Monday and Tuesday, calling for an immediate end to sexual violence against ethnic women.
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The situation in Burma is an example of how the current approach, largely based on the principle of co-operating with governments, can leave survivors of sexual violence without even the most basic humanitarian support, let alone the specialised support they need.
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British Foreign Secretary William Hague joined up with film star Angelina Jolie in London on Tuesday to host an international summit on rape in war zones, aiming to “shatter the culture of impunity for sexual violence in conflict”.
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Burma Campaign UK have reopened allegations of the Burmese army’s use of sexual violence as a weapon, calling for an international commission into military abuse.
The Chin National Front signed Geneva Call documents in Switzerland on 19 March, committing to the “highest international norms in terms of child protection and prohibition of sexual violence”.
