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    Tagged: sexual violence

    Lead Story News Women's Issues

    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.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Rohingya women say they were raped amid Arakan crackdown

    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

    Volunteers take to Rangoon’s buses to tackle sexual harassment

    A newly formed group aims to gather information about rampant sexual harassment in order to get the government to take the problem more seriously.

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    Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘They don’t know it’s not OK to beat a woman’

    Representatives of the United Nations Population Fund speak to DVB about efforts to address gender-based violence in Burma.

    Crime Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Rape tops list of serious crimes in Rangoon

    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.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Feature Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Eliminating sexual violence in conflict areas

    As war continues in Burma’s border areas, calls grow to end attacks on women.

    Lead Story News Society Women's Issues

    Rape victims struggle to find justice

    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 women’s protection bill

    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

    Thousands turn out for Kachin schoolteachers’ funeral

    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

    Calls for investigation into Kachin teachers’ murder

    As the funeral gets underway, international condemnation and demands for a full investigation grow louder.

    Human Rights Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Sexual violence by Burmese army still widespread, says NGO




    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.

    Contributor Human Rights Lead Story News

    Burma’s missing millions

    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.

    Human Rights Kachin Lead Story News

    NGOs call for govt probe on Roi Ja disappearance

    More than 120 civic organisations have petitioned the Burmese government to probe into the alleged abduction and disappearance of Sumlut Roi Ja in 2011.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape

    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.

    DVB Debate: Systematic rape is used as a weapon of war video

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    DVB Debate: Systematic rape is used as a weapon of war

    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.

    Chin Ethnic issues Lead Story News Uncategorized

    Women’s rights activists stand trial in Chin State for protesting against army rape

    Eight women’s rights activists were questioned yesterday in Chin State for staging public protests against sexual violence by the Burmese military.

    Communal Violence Lead Story Mandalay Division News Women's Issues

    Rape case unrelated to Mandalay riots, alleged victim says

    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.

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    Bullet Points

    Bullet Points: bringing you the news for Tuesday 8 July.

    Interview Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Systematic sex crimes: Burma army still uses rape as tool of war

    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.

    Chin Conflict Lead Story News

    Chin protestors call for end to sexual violence by Burma army

    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.

    Conflict Contributor Lead Story News Women's Issues

    New approaches needed to help survivors of rape in Burma

    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.

    Conflict Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Rape summit aims to ‘shatter impunity’

    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”.

    Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Rights group calls for international investigation into sexual violence by Burma military

    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.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Chins affirm Geneva Call on sex crimes, child protection

    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”.

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