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November 17, 2017

Burmese Military Accused of Widescale Rape Against Rohingya
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Human Rights Watch has accused the Burmese military of committing
widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic
cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. Human Rights Watch spoke to 52
Rohingya women and girls who fled to Bangladesh. Twenty-nine of them
said they were raped. Some of the rape victims agreed to speak on
camera.

Rohingya rape victim: "I have a younger sister. We tried to flee, but
some soldiers caught us. They took us behind my house and raped us. I
felt like I was dead. Then I lost consciousness."



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