RAPE USED AS WEAPON DURING MILITARY
OFFENSIVE
(By Taramon, Kao
Wao)
January 31, Sangkhalaburi -- The
Burmese Army used rape as a weapon of war against civilians during military operation
to wipe out Mon guerrillas in southern Ye,
Both married and unmarried women from Mon
villages near the patrolled areas of Light Infantry Battalion No. 299 have been
forced by the army commanders to sleep with them at night according to local
sources.
Mi San Myint
from Krane Kanyeh village
who fled to the border area said the commander ordered women to cook for the
soldiers during the day and raped them at night. The troops took 3 women per day to stay for
24 hours in their bases.
The Army ordered 3 beautiful women from 15
villages to come for a model show early this month.
A villager from Kaw Zar said, “The performers were sexually abused, most were
embarrassed and moved to other places; some came to
The villagers complained that some women were raped
while staying at the military base before and after the model show.
“I stopped asking questions about the (rape) case because she was so
embarrassed and depressed,” said Ms Mi Yin Sein, a human rights worker from the
Thai Burma border. Mi Myint who was raped by the Army stayed at her house, Halockhanee Mon Refugee Camp, on the way to
According to Myint’s husband, she was raped several
times. Even the victim was married; the
commander forced her to perform in the show because she is the most beautiful
lady in her village.
The Burma Army has launched a
major offensive against the Hongsawatoi Restoration Party, the Mon guerrilla group that operates in the area.
Human Rights Foundation of Monland issued a statement on
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