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Myanmar debates women's rights amid evidence of pervasive sexual and domestic violence

  • Written by Stephanie Miedema, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology, Emory University

For years, feminists in Myanmar have been fighting to gain even the most basic legal rights for women.

Spousal abuse is still legal in the isolated country formerly known as Burma. Even criminal sexual assault is rarely punished.

Activists’ patient efforts to change that are starting to pay off.

In late November, officials announced that the...

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