Rape of women within the relocation sites

Rape of women within the relocation sites

It is ironic that 6% of the rape incidents took place actually within the relocation sites, where villagers are supposed to be "safe" if they obey the orders of the Burmese military. This indicates clearly that the regime's troops were so sure of impunity with regard to rape, that they did not even need a pretext of "punishment" to commit rape. The proximity of most of the relocation sites to the Burmese military bases thus increased the vulnerability of the relocated villagers to rape. 

A sixteen-year-old girl was alone in her home in Wan Nong Kun Mong relocation site when SPDC captain Than Kyaw and his troops entered and asked for drinking water in her house. When the captain learned that she was alone in the house, he sat down and asked her to massage his arms, saying his arms were so stiff and hurt from overwork. She was very frightened and declined, saying she did not know how to massage. The captain insisted for a while, then when she did not appear to give in easily, he pointed his pistol at her and threatened to shoot her, saying, "Don't you know me, I am an army captain." He then dragged her by the arm into the inner room of the house, ordered her to take off all her clothes and raped her, keeping his pistol on her all the time. After raping her, he searched the bedroom and took away two necklaces weighing 1 and 2 Baht, 45,690 Kyat of money, and cold season overcoats. (case 74)