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    Kachin NGOs demand justice for victims of sex crimes
    June 20, 2017in Justice, Kachin, Lead Story, News6by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Kachin NGOs demand justice for victims of sex crimes

    Khon Ja pointed to an infamous incident involving a woman named Sumlut Roi Ja, who was abducted by Burmese soldiers in 2011 and never seen again.

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    Rohingya women say they were raped amid Arakan crackdown
    October 28, 2016in Arakan, Lead Story, News, Rohingya164by WA LONE & SIMON LEWIS / REUTERS
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    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.

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    Rape tops list of serious crimes in Rangoon
    July 4, 2016in Crime, Lead Story, News, Women's Issues155by DVB
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    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.

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    Activists mark ‘White Ribbon Day’ across Burma
    November 25, 2015in Lead Story, News4by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Activists mark ‘White Ribbon Day’ across Burma

    Women’s rights groups and activists marked the International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women across Burma today.

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    Sexual violence by Burmese army still widespread, says NGO



    November 26, 2014in Human Rights, Lead Story, News, Women's Issues49by DVB
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    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.

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    Rights group to sue police for 'sexually assaulting' trans-women
    July 15, 2013in News, Politics0by MYO ZAW LINN / DVB
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    Rights group to sue police for 'sexually assaulting' trans-women

    LGBT activists are planning to take legal action against Mandalay’s police force following reports that the department’s officers sexually humiliated and physically assaulted a group of transgender women

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