In Myanmar’s brutal war, the military is weaponising sexual violence against women, children and LGBTQI+ people
- Written by Phyu Phyu Oo, Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Griffith University
The United Nations verified 3,688 cases of conflict-related sexual violence around the world last year, a significant increase of 50% from 2022. This is certainly a vast underestimate of the true number of cases.
A report by the UN secretary-general in April mentioned a number of specific countries where sexual violence – and conflict...
