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Rape and Sexual Violence Reports

Five steps the UK can take to start to address the Rohingya crisis October 5, 2020

Briefing by Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, Burma Campaign UK and Justice4Rohingya UK The British government has not done all it can to ensure justice and accountability for the violations of international law against the Rohingya and other ethnic groups in…

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Peace Never Came September 20, 2020

Report by the Ta’ang Women’s Organization This report documents the human rights abuses committed by Tatmadaw between 2016 April to 2019 in Ta’ang region in northern Shan State. Ta’ang people and other ethnic nationality populations living in conflict areas have…

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Sexual and gender-based violence in Myanmar August 22, 2019

In its report to the Human Rights Council, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar concluded that “rape and other sexual violence have been a particularly egregious and recurrent feature of the targeting of the civilian population in Rakhine, Kachin…

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The economic interests of the Myanmar military August 5, 2019

A report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar. Its recommendations include: The United Nations Security Council, Member States, relevant regional and international inter-governmental organizations should impose targeted financial sanctions against all Tatmadaw-owned companies, especially MEHL, MEC and their…

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Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar August 27, 2018

This is the report of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (IIFFM Myanmar) to the Human Rights Council, released on 27 August 2018. The Human Rights Council established the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar in March…

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Report of Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar

The report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (IIFFM Myanmar) to the Human Rights Council, released on 27 August 2018, found that Myanmar’s top military generals, including Commander-in-Chief Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing, must be investigated and prosecuted for…

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“They tried to kill us all”: atrocity crimes against Rohingya – Fortify Rights November 21, 2017

A new report by Fortify Rights with the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide documents the crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing committed by Burmese state security forces and civilian perpetrators in two waves of attacks on Rohingya men,…

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“All of my body was pain”: Rohingya rape survivors – Human Rights Watch report

Since August 25, 2017, Burmese security forces have committed widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Burma’s Rakhine State. Human Rights Watch’s new report is based on interviews with…

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“My world is finished”: Amnesty International report on crimes against Rohingya October 24, 2017

In this briefing, Amnesty International presents evidence that the Myanmar military has killed at least hundreds of Rohingya women, men, and children; raped and perpetrated other forms of sexual violence on Rohingya women and girls; and carried out organized, targeted…

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OHCHR mission report on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Interviews with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reveal a deliberate and systematic pattern of brutal human rights violations. The OHCHR’s report on its rapid response mission to Cox’s Bazar…

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Devastating cruelty against Rohingya detailed in UN human rights report February 3, 2017

Mass gang-rape, killings – including of babies and young children, brutal beatings, disappearances and other serious human rights violations by Myanmar’s security forces in a sealed-off area north of Maungdaw in northern Rakhine State have been detailed in a new…

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Time for a rethink on policy towards Burma’s military December 16, 2016

Burma Briefing No. 42 The commentary briefing paper argues that the international community has yet to develop a strategy for effectively promoting human rights under the new political structure in Burma, which now has two power bases, the military, and…

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110 high profile women stand with the women of Burma to end rape and sexual violence March 8, 2016

110 high profile women, including Dame Judi Dench, Annie Lennox, Jo Brand, Gillian Anderson, ImeldaStaunton, Julie Walters and Zoë Wanamaker, are standing with the women of Burma to end rape andsexual violence. In the pledge the high profile women, who…

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Justice Delayed, Justice Denied January 19, 2016

This report exposes the systematic cover-up of the Burmese Army’s involvement in the rape-murder of two Kachin teachers in Kawng Kha village, northern Shan State, exactly one year ago. “Justice Delayed, Justice Denied” by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)…

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One Year On From Burma Signing Sexual Violence Declaration – No Steps Taken On Implementation June 5, 2015

Burma Briefing No. 39 This briefing paper highlights how Burma has taken no steps to implement the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, which it signed one year ago today. The Declaration contained twelve commitments to prevent…

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‘If they had hope, they would speak’ November 25, 2014

‘If they had hope, they would speak’: The ongoing use of state-sponsored sexual violence in Burma’s ethnic communities’ Report by Women’s League of Burma (WLB) Burma Army soldiers continue to engage in acts of sexual violence on a widespread scale,…

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2014 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar October 21, 2014

Report by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, to the United Nations General Assembly. “The important transition and far-reaching reforms in Myanmar must be commended. Yet, possible signs of backtracking should be addressed…

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Rape and Sexual Violence by the Burmese Army April 16, 2014

Burma Briefing No. 34 This briefing details how the Burmese Army has used rape and sexual violence with impunity for decades. Reports of rape and sexual violence have continued since Thein Sein became President and reforms began. Burma Campaign UK…

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Same Impunity, Same Patterns January 14, 2014

Sexual abuses by the Burma army will not stop until there is a genuine civilian government Report by Women’s League of Burma This report documents ongoing crimes of systematic sexual violence – over 100 cases documented since 2010, including 47…

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Training War Criminals? – British Training of the Burmese Army

Burma Briefing No. 29 This briefing examines the British government’s controversial military training to the Burmese Army. The training is taking place despite the Burmese Army still committing serious human rights abuses which violate international law. Crimes committed by the…

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Human Rights Abuses Since Thein Sein Became President July 10, 2013

Burma Briefing No. 26 President Thein Sein has been hailed by the British government and many other world leaders as a reformer. He has even been described as courageous. In their rush to embrace Thein Sein as a democratic reformer,…

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Human Rights Violations by the Burma Army in Palaung areas (March and April 2013) May 6, 2013

A report by the Palaung Women’s Organization (PWO) and Ta’ang Student and Youth Organization (TSYO) Since January 2013, Burmese government troops have been carrying out military offensives in Palaung areas against the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N), Kachin Independence Army (KIA)…

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Ongoing Impunity: Continued Burma Army atrocities against the Kachin people June 8, 2012

This report by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) provides an update of atrocities committed by the Burma Army against civilians since it broke its 17-year ceasefire with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) one year ago.  It highlights the particular…

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Burma’s Covered up War: Atrocities Against the Kachin People October 7, 2011

This report from the Kachin Women’s Association – Thailand, reveals human rights abuses against the Kachin People in Kachin State since the November 2010 election. Human rights abuse against the Kachin People in Kachin State are rape, killing, forced displacement,…

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UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma report to the UN General Assembly September 15, 2010

Report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Mr. Tomás Ojea Quintana. The Special Rapporteur repeats his call for a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma….

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Walking Amongst Sharp Knives February 25, 2010

This report from the Karen Women’s Organisation reveals previously unreported abuses taking place against ethnic Karen women in Burma. The practice of the Burmese Army to execute village heads has led to traditional Karen culture being turned upside-down, with women…

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Impunity Prolonged: Burma and its 2008 Constitution October 8, 2009

Report by the International Center for Transitional Justice calling on the international community to withhold support for Burma’s 2010 elections and not accept the results of the vote unless the government amends the country’s constitution to end impunity for human…

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International crimes committed in Burma: the urgent need for a Commission of Inquiry August 31, 2009

This report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma), and the Burma Lawyers Council (BLC) details the serious human rights violations perpetrated by Burma’s military regime, and demonstrates that international crimes have…

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Eastward Bound August 7, 2008

A new report by the Kachin Women Association Thailand (KWAT) providing an update on migration and trafficking of Kachin women on the China-Burma border.

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Unsafe State March 27, 2007

A report by the Women’s League of Chinland, providing further evidence of state-sanctioned rape by the military regime’s troops.

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State of Terror February 12, 2007

A report by the Karen Women’s Organisation detailing the ongoing rape, murder, torture and forced labour suffered by women living under the Burmese military regime in Karen State.

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Dignity in the Shadow of Oppression November 22, 2006

A report by the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) documenting Burmese military attacks on unarmed women in Burma.

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Threat to the Peace: A Call for the UN Security Council to Act in Burma September 20, 2005

Report commissioned by Vacláv Havel and Archbishop Desmond Tutu and prepared by DLA Piper. It calls on UNSC members to pass a resolution requiring the regime to work with the United Nations in restoring democracy to Burma, and to release…

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Driven Away September 15, 2005

Report on Trafficking of Kachin women on the China-Burma border, produced by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) The report is based on 63 verified and suspected trafficking cases that occurred primarily during 2000-2004. The cases involve 85 women and…

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System of Impunity – Nationwide Patterns of Sexual Violence September 30, 2004

This report by the Women’s League of Burma documents detailed accounts of sexual violence against women in all the ethnic states, as well as in central areas of Burma. These stories demonstrate patterns of continuing widespread, and systematic human rights…

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Licence to Rape May 1, 2002

A report released by the Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) and the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) on the systematic use of rape by the Burmese military. It details 173 incidents of rape and other forms of sexual violence, involving…

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