25-year-old Sunuara lost her baby after she was gang r*ped by Burmese security forces
These are horrific pictures showing the survivors of Myanmar’s
Rohingya purge – including a woman who was brutally gang r*ped while
pregnant.
Rohingya purge – including a woman who was brutally gang r*ped while
pregnant.
Suanara, aged just 25, fled her Myanmar home after military
soldiers attacked her village, killing her teenage son and subjecting
her to the horrendous assault.
soldiers attacked her village, killing her teenage son and subjecting
her to the horrendous assault.
She was eight months pregnant at the time, and although she
survived, she gave birth prematurely but the baby died just a day later.
survived, she gave birth prematurely but the baby died just a day later.
Suanara is one of four Rohingya women who have bravely spoken out
about their harrowing experiences at the hands of Burmese security
forces.
about their harrowing experiences at the hands of Burmese security
forces.
Mumtaz
Shockingly, more than half of the survivors of sexual assault
receiving treatment in refugee camps at the Bangladesh border are below
18-years-old.
receiving treatment in refugee camps at the Bangladesh border are below
18-years-old.
The United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday that the
Burmese security forces may be guilty of genocide against the Rohingya
Muslim minority during a session in Geneva.
Burmese security forces may be guilty of genocide against the Rohingya
Muslim minority during a session in Geneva.
22-year-old Roshida Begum also described her ordeal at the hands of
the military – who killed her baby by smashing him on the ground in
front of her.
the military – who killed her baby by smashing him on the ground in
front of her.
He was just 25 days old.
They set fire to her village, throwing petrol bombs at houses,
before taking groups of women, including Roshida, into houses and raping
them.
before taking groups of women, including Roshida, into houses and raping
them.
After they had finished, they slit the women’s necks with machetes.
Roshida said: “They thought I was dead and they left and set the house on fire.
“I was the only one who escaped.”
She lost 17 members of her family in the attack.
In the other heartbreaking photos, the women are seen lying on the floor in distress at their treatment.
They also show their knife scars and gun-shot wounds.
Rohingya Muslims have been classed as illegal immigrants in the
country, despite making up a large minority of the population in
Myanmar.
country, despite making up a large minority of the population in
Myanmar.
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