In a fragile hut constructed from bamboo poles, two young women are getting ready for school. The hut, devoid of any walls and consists of just a roof, is the only shelter for the two teenage sisters, and schoolgirls. One sister with a fair complexion is Maw Htwar Me Oo, a Grade 8 student, attending a school operating in a war-displaced camp on the border of Thailand and
The Kayan Women's Organization (KyWO) has highlighted an alarming rise in incidents of sexual exploitation through deception targeting women in Karenni State, particularly noting an increase since the Military Council executed the coup. "There is an obvious uptick of luring women intosex exploitation through deception. Such cases are prevalent in the camps where war-displaced
According to local women's organizations, the deaths of pregnant women and infants in IDP camps and rural areas in Kayah State have increased as a result of the Military Council's implementation of the four cuts strategy. Due to the Military Council's four cuts strategy in Kayah State, where the fighting is intense, pregnant women are experiencing premature births, and there