Since the transition to the democratic government in Myanmar in 2015, the civilian government and civil society organizations have been advocating for gender equality and women's rights in order to eliminate gender-based violence and discrimination.
Female Detainee Sexually Assaulted, Tortured During Interrogation: Former Cellmate
Ma Khin Nyein Thu
By The Irrawaddy 24 April 2021
A female detainee accused of involvement in a series of bombings has been sexually assaulted and tortured by junta forces at an interrogation center in Yangon and denied access to medical treatment for her injuries, according to a 17-year-old former detainee recently released from the same facility.
Two women Ma Khin Nyein Thu, 31 and Ma Hsu Linn Htet, 19 and four men were arrested at a house in Yankin Township on April 17 following a series of deadly blasts that killed at least one soldier and wounded several others in Yangon. They have been held at the junta’s interrogation center in Shwepyithar Township, Yangon since April 18.
Myanmar Mother Prays for Tortured Daughter
Ma Khin Nyein Thu
By The Irrawaddy 20 April 2021
Myanmar’s regime has been killing and detaining those who oppose military rule. On April 17, as Myanmar marked its new year, junta forces detained six people from No. 4 Ward in Yankin Township, Yangon.
The military-run media reported that arms, including homemade bombs, were seized with the six detainees. It broadcast photos suggesting they had been badly beaten.
The Irrawaddy interviewed Daw Hla Hla Soe, the mother of one of the detainees, Ma Khin Nyein Thu, 31.
How was Ma Khin Nyein Thu held?
I don’t live with my daughter so I only know what her neighbors told me. Police and soldiers arrived on Saturday night and searched homes in their neighborhood. My daughter and five others were detained.