ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
"Women in Burma continued to suffer discrimination and violence throughout 2008, despite
representatives of the ruling junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)
arguing otherwise. The SPDC states that women in Burma enjoy full rights from the moment
they are born and often point to the relatively autonomous role they claim women in Burma
have traditionally enjoyed in any discussions on the rights of women. However, traditional
patriarchal notions about women?s proper role in society have helped foster a climate that
effectively obstructs any advancement towards women?s rights and gender equality.
Women?s abilities are seen as limited, and their activities therefore curtailed. In addition,
recent history has all but destroyed the collective capacity of Burmese women to attain real
equality...Women rarely receive equal pay for equal work and
are severely underrepresented in the civil service and in other decision-making positions.5
Significantly, since the military coup in 1962 women have been barred from any positions
with real political power as these jobs are reserved for the military, which women are all but
banned from.
Domestic laws regarding specific crimes often committed against women, such as domestic
violence and sexual violence, are sorely lacking: there is no law to address domestic
violence and only some sections of the Penal Code dating from 1860 and not changed
since, deal with sexual and gender based violence.6 Recent anti-trafficking laws have been
widely criticised for restricting women?s freedom of movement, as women under 25 have
been prohibited from travelling to neighbouring countries, leaving many vulnerable to relying
on traffickers to cross the borders...A most troubling aspect of women?s rights In Burma has been the continuing reports of
widespread gender-specific sexual violence and abuse committed by military forces in the
border areas. A significant number of rape cases have been documented since 2002. Their
systemic nature has led to concerns of specific targeting of some ethnic and religious
groups. However, the junta denies this, and the practices continue with the ostensible
sanction of those higher up the command chain..."
ရင်းမြစ်:
Human Rights Docmentation Unit (HRDU)
Date of Publication:
2009-11-23
Date of entry:
2009-12-06
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- Individual Documents
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