Thaton Incident Report: Rape case in Bilin Township, April 2017

Incident Report : Bilin Township, Thaton District (April 2017)

The following Incident Report was written by (1) a community member in Thaton District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor local human rights conditions. It is presented below translated exactly as originally written, save for minor edits for clarity and security.[1] This report was received in May 2018 along with other information from Thaton District, including two other incident reports [2]

Part 1 – Incident Details

Type of Incident	Type of Incident
Child Rape	Child Rape

Type of Incident	Date of Incident(s)
Child Rape	April 2017

Type of Incident

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

Child Rape

D--- village, Lay Kay village tract, Bilin Township, Thaton District

Type of Incident

Child Rape

Date of Incident(s)

April 2017

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

D--- village, Lay Kay village tract, Bilin Township, Thaton District

Victim Information

Victim Information	Name
	Naw E---

Victim Information	Age
	13

Victim Information	Sex
	Female

Victim Information	Ethnicity
	Karen

Victim Information	Family
	None

Victim Information	Religion
	Buddhist

Victim Information	Position
	Child

Victim Information	Village
	D---

Victim Information
Name	Naw E---
Age	13
Sex	Female
Ethnicity	Karen
Family	None
Religion	Buddhist
Position	Child
Village	D---

Perpetrator Information

Perpetrator Information	Name(s)
	Rank
	Unit
	Base
	Commander’s Name

Perpetrator Information	U Ba Ngway
	Senior Private
	Brigade Office
	Ko Keh Hkee Taung
	Bo Ei Tha

Perpetrator Information
Name(s)	Rank	Unit	Base	Commander’s Name
U Ba Ngway	Senior Private	Brigade Office	Ko Keh Hkee Taung	Bo Ei Tha

Part 2 - Information Quality

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

I [KHRG researcher] conducted an interview on March 8th 2018 [about the incident]. This incident happened in April 2017.

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

I [KHRG researcher] conducted an interview on March 8th 2018 [about the incident]. This incident happened in April 2017.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

The person who gave me this information was dealing directly with this case, so she had first-hand information.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

The person who gave me this information was dealing directly with this case, so she had first-hand information.

Part 3 – Complete Description of the Incident

Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail.

In April 2017, U Ba Ngway, a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldier raped Naw E---, an underage girl in [D--- village], Lay Kay village tract, Bilin Township, Thaton District.

This rape case occurred when U Ba Ngway was on his way back from the Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade Office to his village. He raped the girl when he was taking care of cows in his field.

Relevant authorities from the village [the KNU police] arrested U Ba Ngway and sent him to the [KNU] township office for the further investigation. The court found him guilty of raping a minor. He was sentenced to 10 years in [the KNU] district prison. In addition to this punishment, he also had to provide 3,000,000 kyat (US $2,132) as compensation to the victim.[3]

According to a member of the Karen Women Organisation (KWO), the girl was targeted because she had a mental illness. [She also comes from a difficult background.] When she was born, her mother initially abandoned her. Her father was the only one who took care of her. However, the girl was left alone again when her father passed away.

Even though her mother is still alive, she is an alcoholic. When the mother gets drunk, she is unable to care for her daughter. She is physically abusive and often beats her daughter.

Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail.

In April 2017, U Ba Ngway, a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldier raped Naw E---, an underage girl in [D--- village], Lay Kay village tract, Bilin Township, Thaton District.

This rape case occurred when U Ba Ngway was on his way back from the Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade Office to his village. He raped the girl when he was taking care of cows in his field.

Even though her mother is still alive, she is an alcoholic. When the mother gets drunk, she is unable to care for her daughter. She is physically abusive and often beats her daughter.

Part 4 - Permission for Using the Details

Did the victim(s) provide permission to use this information? Explain how that permission was provided.

The interviewee allowed KHRG to use this information. However, she preferred not to disclose the victim’s name.

Did the victim(s) provide permission to use this information? Explain how that permission was provided.

The interviewee allowed KHRG to use this information. However, she preferred not to disclose the victim’s name.