Incident Location (Village, Township and District)

Naw W---, a woman with an intellectual disability, was raped in December 2017 [exact date unknown] by her biological brother, Saw M---. The perpetrator fled to Bli [Myeik] town after raping the victim and is currently a KNU officer in the Lay Nya Bu Pyin special area office. The victim’s relatives reported the incident to the local women’s organisation; although they and village leaders are apprised of the case, no action has been taken against the perpetrator. As of September 2019, this incident had not been investigated by the authorities.

This rape happened when the victim was at home. She described the incident in detail: “When I was alone at home sitting and resting in a hammock, he came and asked me how I was doing. I told him that I was tired but then he came closer to me. At first, he asked me whether I accept him [his kiss] and I told him that I do not accept it. That is when he started to hold me tightly. I told him to let me go but he did not. Then, I got angry and bit his hand. When I bit his hand, I think it was painful for him so he grabbed and pressed on my breasts. He only let me go after he finished raping me.”

She eventually fell pregnant as a result of the rape and now has a one-year-old child: “At first, I did not know that I was pregnant even though I lost my appetite. When I went to town to check what was happening to me, a nurse tested my urine and said I was pregnant. That was how I found out I was pregnant. I went there in April [2018]. I cannot remember how long I stayed there. Actually, I had to stay in town after I found out that I was pregnant.”

The victim stated that she was raped on two other occasions in 2017, although she does not recall the exact dates: "He raped me twice in my house ad once when I came to G--- village [where another house of hers is located]." She is unaware of any action being taken to investigate these incidents.