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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