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Burma military 'using rape as weapon'
Burma's military has continued to use rape as a weapon of war even after a nominally civilian government was elected in 2010, a women's group says.
The Women's League of Burma said it had documented more than 100 cases, some involving children as young as eight.
Most rapes were carried out in areas where the army was still fighting armed ethnic groups, the organisation said.
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Nearly half of the cases were gang rapes, and 28 women were killed or died of their injuries, the organisation said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25730758
The Women's League of Burma said it had documented more than 100 cases, some involving children as young as eight.
Most rapes were carried out in areas where the army was still fighting armed ethnic groups, the organisation said.
...
Nearly half of the cases were gang rapes, and 28 women were killed or died of their injuries, the organisation said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25730758
