{"id":6400,"date":"2026-06-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalitymyanmar.org\/?p=6400"},"modified":"2026-06-19T18:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:25:08","slug":"coinciding-with-the-un-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-sexual-violence-in-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equalitymyanmar.org\/?p=6400","title":{"rendered":"Coinciding with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MEDIA RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coinciding with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW REPORT EXPOSES SYSTEMATIC WEAPONIZATION OF CRSV AND PERVASIVE CULTURE OF IMPUNITY IN POST-COUP MYANMAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHIANG MAI \/ MAE SOT \u2014 19 June 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equality Myanmar (EQMM) has released a comprehensive situational analysis documenting the unprecedented scale, patterns, and systemic nature of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) across Myanmar in the aftermath of the 1 February 2021 military coup d\u2019\u00e9tat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report, titled “Enduring Silence: Analysis of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Myanmar,”<\/strong> presents rigorous mixed-methods research covering incidents between February 2021 and December 2025. It reveals that sexual violence is actively utilized by the military junta forces as a deliberate, structural instrument of warfare, torture, social control, and state-sponsored terror rather than appearing as isolated or incidental occurrences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on primary data from Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with survivors and witnesses, EQMM\u2019s Documentation Team successfully verified 217 specific conflict-related sexual violence incidents involving 161 identified survivors and victims. Crucially, the findings indicate that severe forms of sexual violence\u2014specifically rape and gang rape\u2014comprise the overwhelming majority (68%) of all documented violations, heavily enabled by a long-standing, deeply entrenched culture of institutionalized impunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The findings detailed herein reveal distinct patterns of abuse utilized as instruments of warfare, social control, and state-sponsored terror… This publication serves as a formal mandate to dismantle the culture of silence; it advocates for comprehensive accountability, survivor-centric justice, and a transition toward a legal framework where dignity and human rights supersede authoritarian brutality.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Findings & Demographics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report provides empirical proof of the disproportionate gender, age, and regional impacts of CRSV within the current non-international armed conflict landscape:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“For any inquiries or further questions, please feel free to reach out to us.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sein Hlaing, Executive Director \u2013 Signal- 66987433660<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ye Yint Naung, Documentation and Research Senior Coordinator- Signal -66944460890<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Website: www.equalitymyanmar.org<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Report Access: \u201cEnduring Silence: Analysis of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Myanmar\u201d (First Edition, Published June 2026).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n