{"id":8449,"date":"2021-06-29T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2024-09-17T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T22:48:00","slug":"supporting-the-victims-of-sexual-violence-in-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/supporting-the-victims-of-sexual-violence-in-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the victims of sexual violence in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/phyu-phyu-oo\/\">PHYU PHYU OO<\/a> AND <a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/sara-davies\/\">SARA E DAVIES<\/a> |<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conflict-related sexual violence has been a feature of fighting in Myanmar for decades \u2013 a crime explicitly singled out by the UN Secretary General since&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securitycouncilreport.org\/atf\/cf\/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D\/WPS%20S%202012%2033.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2012<\/a>. In most cases, Myanmar\u2019s military, the Tatmadaw, is identified as the perpetrator of the crimes. Multiple forms of violence are recorded, from rape, gang rape, coerced sex, forced marriage to rape with additional brutality and killing, sexual slavery, and other forms of sexual violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military coup staged on 1 February expanded the brutal crackdown across the country, and has again seen sexual violence and harassment against political prisoners recently&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/65gCIVsvK_\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;in the media. This follows crimes of sexual violence in recent years mostly targeting minority-ethnic communities, such as Rohingya Muslim community in Rakhine State, which were widely reported as \u201ca&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/Documents\/HRBodies\/HRCouncil\/FFM-Myanmar\/sexualviolence\/A_HRC_CRP_4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">hallmark<\/a>&nbsp;of the Tatmadaw\u201d. Mostly women and girls are identified as targets of sexual violence, however, some&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/Documents\/HRBodies\/HRCouncil\/FFM-Myanmar\/sexualviolence\/A_HRC_CRP_4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>&nbsp;identify men and boys as victims while under interrogation. 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