DVB Debate clip: "This is systematic rape" (English)
- 8 years ago
In part 2 of DVB Debate's special double episode, the studio continues to discuss War Crimes in Burma.
In conflict, it is often the most vulnerable that become the victims.
Burma has been engaged in a civil war for more than 60 years and throughout that time, there have been consistent reports of abuses against women and children by the military.
Following the debate about child soldiers in Part 1, Part two of the show, focuses on sexual violence in conflict. A 2014 report by Women's League of Burma documents over 100 victims of sexual violence at the hands of the Burmese Army since Thein Sein's government took power.
In conflict, it is often the most vulnerable that become the victims.
Burma has been engaged in a civil war for more than 60 years and throughout that time, there have been consistent reports of abuses against women and children by the military.
Following the debate about child soldiers in Part 1, Part two of the show, focuses on sexual violence in conflict. A 2014 report by Women's League of Burma documents over 100 victims of sexual violence at the hands of the Burmese Army since Thein Sein's government took power.