Latest items for Burma/Myanmar
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"In a report published in July, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said women’s rights organisations had identified increasing reports of the trafficking of women and girls following the enactment of the conscription law. 'Women are using dangerous channels to flee the country amid fears of conscription, putting them at high risk of trafficking and other forms of exploitation. Conscription exemptions for married women also raise the risk of early and forced marriage for girls and women,' Andrews wrote" (par. 19-20).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"In a report published in July, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said women’s rights organisations had identified increasing reports of the trafficking of women and girls following the enactment of the conscription law. 'Women are using dangerous channels to flee the country amid fears of conscription, putting them at high risk of trafficking and other forms of exploitation. Conscription exemptions for married women also raise the risk of early and forced marriage for girls and women,' Andrews wrote" (par. 19-20).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Estelle had to sneak out of the country because she had joined a countrywide Civil Disobedience Movement after the coup and faced international travel restrictions as a result" (par. 8).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Estelle had to sneak out of the country because she had joined a countrywide Civil Disobedience Movement after the coup and faced international travel restrictions as a result" (par. 8).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The U.N. Human Rights Office says more than 5,000 people have been killed by the military since the coup, including more than 1,000 women. Around 3 million people have been displaced" (par. 7).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The U.N. Human Rights Office says more than 5,000 people have been killed by the military since the coup, including more than 1,000 women. Around 3 million people have been displaced" (par. 7).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Moon Nay Li, joint general secretary for advocacy group the Women's League of Burma, told Context that displaced women are struggling to survive, meaning they could be pushed into early or forced marriage, and also face heightened risks of domestic violence" (par. 32).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Moon Nay Li, joint general secretary for advocacy group the Women's League of Burma, told Context that displaced women are struggling to survive, meaning they could be pushed into early or forced marriage, and also face heightened risks of domestic violence" (par. 32).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Saw Thet, a transgender woman from Pyay, Bago region, said people had stopped going out after dark, and she was scared to leave town in case she was seized at a military checkpoint and forced to serve. Transgender people are not legally recognised in Myanmar" (par. 52).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Saw Thet, a transgender woman from Pyay, Bago region, said people had stopped going out after dark, and she was scared to leave town in case she was seized at a military checkpoint and forced to serve. Transgender people are not legally recognised in Myanmar" (par. 52).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"In his report, U.N. Special Rapporteur Andrews said women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people were acutely vulnerable to discrimination, violence, and exploitation since the coup. 'Cruelty and dehumanisation are the defining features of widespread sexual violence perpetrated by junta forces in conflict zones, at check points and in places of detention,' Andrews wrote" (par. 34-35). "Since the coup, LBGTQ+ advocacy groups have said that the military has sexually abused transgender political prisoners" (par. 54).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"In his report, U.N. Special Rapporteur Andrews said women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people were acutely vulnerable to discrimination, violence, and exploitation since the coup. 'Cruelty and dehumanisation are the defining features of widespread sexual violence perpetrated by junta forces in conflict zones, at check points and in places of detention,' Andrews wrote" (par. 34-35). "Since the coup, LBGTQ+ advocacy groups have said that the military has sexually abused transgender political prisoners" (par. 54).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Around one-fifth of the 20,000 political prisoners in Myanmar are female, according to a local rights group, while United Nations data shows that females make up around half of the country's 3 million displaced" (par. 45).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Around one-fifth of the 20,000 political prisoners in Myanmar are female, according to a local rights group, while United Nations data shows that females make up around half of the country's 3 million displaced" (par. 45).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-4
"Women were at the forefront of resistance to the 2021 coup when the military overthrew and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her elected government" (par. 43). "Women have also joined armed groups, forming entire battalions, and a Women Warriors group, whose 200-plus members have produced more than 1,100 landmines for use by other forces in the Sagaing region according to The Irrawaddy news website" (par. 44). "In the eastern Shan State, at least three ethnic armed groups have announced mandatory service policies in recent months; two of these groups - the Restoration Council of Shan State and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army - conscript women" (par. 64).more
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-4
"Women were at the forefront of resistance to the 2021 coup when the military overthrew and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her elected government" (par. 43). "Women have also joined armed groups, forming entire battalions, and a Women Warriors group, whose 200-plus members have produced more than 1,100 landmines for use by other forces in the Sagaing region according to The Irrawaddy news website" (par. 44). "In the eastern Shan State, at least three ethnic armed groups have announced mandatory service policies in recent months; two of these groups - the Restoration Council of Shan State and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army - conscript women" (par. 64).more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3
"Min Htet Aung, a lead researcher for BACS, said women would face unique risks if forced to serve. 'The Myanmar military is an organisation dominated by patriarchy and male chauvinism. Consequently, women who join the military may face discrimination and sexual abuse,' he said in an emailed response to questions" (par. 41-42). "Min Htet Aung said the army was snatching people from their homes, roadside checkpoints, tea shops and bars and sometimes soldiers threatened the parents of people who had fled, a tactic it also uses against opponents" (par. 58).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3
"Min Htet Aung, a lead researcher for BACS, said women would face unique risks if forced to serve. 'The Myanmar military is an organisation dominated by patriarchy and male chauvinism. Consequently, women who join the military may face discrimination and sexual abuse,' he said in an emailed response to questions" (par. 41-42). "Min Htet Aung said the army was snatching people from their homes, roadside checkpoints, tea shops and bars and sometimes soldiers threatened the parents of people who had fled, a tactic it also uses against opponents" (par. 58).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"And in the past months, there have been signs that their exemption from military service may be coming to an end. Several media have said that local-level officials serving under the military's administration were drawing up lists of women who were eligible to be called up to the army. The military has denied these claims - describing them as "fake news" - but an analysis of military pamphlets and pro-military media channels conducted by the Burma Affairs and Conflict Study (BACS) advocacy group found that women were likely to be included in the fifth batch of conscripts, due to be called up in August" (par. 38-40).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1
"And in the past months, there have been signs that their exemption from military service may be coming to an end. Several media have said that local-level officials serving under the military's administration were drawing up lists of women who were eligible to be called up to the army. The military has denied these claims - describing them as "fake news" - but an analysis of military pamphlets and pro-military media channels conducted by the Burma Affairs and Conflict Study (BACS) advocacy group found that women were likely to be included in the fifth batch of conscripts, due to be called up in August" (par. 38-40).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-2
"Estelle knew she had to flee Myanmar. The military junta had just announced it would introduce conscription to bolster its forces against myriad armed groups challenging its power, and she was terrified she would be forced to fight. The former government worker, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, is among thousands of people who have decided to leave their homes since the mandatory military service law was announced in February, and then came into effect in April" (par. 1-2). But they took the risk anyway despite the fact that, at 36, Estelle falls outside the age range for conscription. A few days after its initial announcement, the...more
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-2
"Estelle knew she had to flee Myanmar. The military junta had just announced it would introduce conscription to bolster its forces against myriad armed groups challenging its power, and she was terrified she would be forced to fight. The former government worker, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, is among thousands of people who have decided to leave their homes since the mandatory military service law was announced in February, and then came into effect in April" (par. 1-2). But they took the risk anyway despite the fact that, at 36, Estelle falls outside the age range for conscription. A few days after its initial announcement, the...more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-1
"Men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 are eligible, with the age limit extending to 45 for men and 35 for women in the case of specialists like doctors. The term of service is two or three years but extends to five in the case of a national emergency, such as that imposed since the coup" (par. 18).
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-1
"Men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 are eligible, with the age limit extending to 45 for men and 35 for women in the case of specialists like doctors. The term of service is two or three years but extends to five in the case of a national emergency, such as that imposed since the coup" (par. 18).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"The military call-up comes on top of an economic crisis that has sent the currency spiralling lower, seen poverty rates soaring to 2015 levels, and caused unemployment to surge. The World Bank says women have been particularly hard hit by the economic downturn that followed the Covid pandemic and the coup. Unemployment among women rose to 11% by the end of 2023 from 3% in 2017" (par. 30-31).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"The military call-up comes on top of an economic crisis that has sent the currency spiralling lower, seen poverty rates soaring to 2015 levels, and caused unemployment to surge. The World Bank says women have been particularly hard hit by the economic downturn that followed the Covid pandemic and the coup. Unemployment among women rose to 11% by the end of 2023 from 3% in 2017" (par. 30-31).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Around one-fifth of the 20,000 political prisoners in Myanmar are female, according to a local rights group, while United Nations data shows that females make up around half of the country's 3 million displaced" (par. 45). "The International Organization for Migration in Thailand said it had seen a steady increase in people crossing the border from Myanmar, including a nearly 30% increase between January and February. In response to emailed questions, Géraldine Ansart, chief of mission at the IOM in Thailand, said women are more likely than men to enter Thailand without official documentation, which leaves them open to labour exploitation" (par. 61-62).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Around one-fifth of the 20,000 political prisoners in Myanmar are female, according to a local rights group, while United Nations data shows that females make up around half of the country's 3 million displaced" (par. 45). "The International Organization for Migration in Thailand said it had seen a steady increase in people crossing the border from Myanmar, including a nearly 30% increase between January and February. In response to emailed questions, Géraldine Ansart, chief of mission at the IOM in Thailand, said women are more likely than men to enter Thailand without official documentation, which leaves them open to labour exploitation" (par. 61-62).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Myanmar outlawed polygyny in 2015" (para 5).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Myanmar outlawed polygyny in 2015" (para 5).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Ecuador, Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, North Korea, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
7.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
7.0
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Libya, Nicaragua, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Burma ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Burma ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
March 11, 2024, 2:58 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes, it is illegal to solicit (includes selling sex in private and in premises) and to live on the earnings of one's own 'prostitution' - which effectively criminalises all sex workers. Government is considering new law but this will only reduce penalties for sex workers (to fines and community service), criminalisation will remain in place. Source dated Sep 19, which confirmed this law remains at proposal stage and not yet passed. Is buying sex criminalised? Not illegal to buy sex although loitering law may be used against clients. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes. Procuring, owning or managing a brothel and aiding and abetting 'prostitution' all criminal offences."...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes, it is illegal to solicit (includes selling sex in private and in premises) and to live on the earnings of one's own 'prostitution' - which effectively criminalises all sex workers. Government is considering new law but this will only reduce penalties for sex workers (to fines and community service), criminalisation will remain in place. Source dated Sep 19, which confirmed this law remains at proposal stage and not yet passed. Is buying sex criminalised? Not illegal to buy sex although loitering law may be used against clients. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes. Procuring, owning or managing a brothel and aiding and abetting 'prostitution' all criminal offences."...more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Myanmar who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 19 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Myanmar who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 19 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
179
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
179
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
1more
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
2
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
2
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Myanmar was 179 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Myanmar was 179 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Myanmar is 44.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Myanmar is 44.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Myanmar is 69 years for women and 63 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Myanmar is 69 years for women and 63 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Myanmar is 65.9 years for men and 72.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Myanmar is 65.9 years for men and 72.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
1
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
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