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a senior officer would come and ask if we had something to say about the training. I
was always beaten because I wanted to go home and because I was the youngest. 804
(g)
Sexual and gender-based violence
370. One incident of sexual violence concerning perpetrators belonging to an EAO was
reported by a source and involved the rape of a headmistress by several TNLA officers at her
home in Kyaukme Township, Shan State in October 2017. Following the victim’s report to
local authorities, the TNLA negotiated for the perpetrators to pay compensation to the victim,
and brought two soldiers to kneel and apologize to her. The TNLA held a “court case” in the
forest to address the crime. The victim was invited, but chose not to attend.805 The Mission
also received unverified reports of KIA men raping women in Kachin State during the
reporting period who were subsequently tried before courts in KIO controlled territory. 806
These allegations require further verification.
(h)
Killings
371. The Mission has also obtained credible but unverified information suggesting that
some EAOs have unlawfully killed civilians or fighters hors de combat in their custody.807
372. For example, the Mission recorded an account of the Shan Army808 killing a Lahu man
in 2011 in Maungdaw Township, Shan State. According to the witness, the victim, a former
Tatmadaw soldier, was mutilated and tortured before being killed.809 In February 2016, it was
reported that an unspecified ethnic armed group killed seven civilians in Kyaukme Township,
Shan State. The bodies were found by the Tatmadaw the day after their abduction. 810 In March
2016, the UWSA reportedly executed two persons after they were convicted of murder by
the Wa Special Administrative Zone’s court.811 A further reported case suggests that SSA-S
men killed a Ta’ang villager in Namkham Township, Shan State, on 1 July 2016.812 Similarly,
it was reported that TNLA men killed four villagers in the forest near a village of Namkham
Township, Shan State, on 8 February 2016.813
373. These cases require further verification, including regarding the protected status of the
persons killed.
C.
1.
Impact of conflict, violations and abuses on civilians
Fear, trauma, displacement and humanitarian impact
374. Irreversible harm has been inflicted on civilians by all parties to the conflicts in
northern Myanmar: civilians were killed and injured; families were separated and displaced
multiple times; homes, churches and schools were looted or destroyed, also preventing many
children from attending school regularly; 814 and entire villages were burned and destroyed.
The civilian population continues to live in constant fear and terror of an army that has
thoroughly failed to protect them, and in many instances directly attacked them.
375. Victims have informed the Mission of how their lives have been altered as a
consequence of the perpetration of human rights violations. Victims remain highly
traumatised.815 For example, a source mentioned that children are afraid of opening doors and
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805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814
815
PI-014.
PI-110.
K-145.
K-143, QI-077.
Unclear if Shan State Army-S (RCSS) or Shan State Army-N (SSPP).
QI-077.
K-143.
K-143, V-305.
K-137.
K-144.
PI-087, DI-067, PI-016.
PI-042, PI-103.
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