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Issue 11: The current remedies and protective measures that exist to
protect women from violence actually make it worse
Everyone in Myanmar suffers the complete lack of remedies for violence. However, when
women speak out they often suffer further violence from those who are meant to protect
them.
ARTICLE 19 - Censored gender: Women’s right to freedom of expression and information in Myanmar - Page 77