By Shannon Sommerauer
The first session of testimony, Violence Against Women, has just come to a close. Already, those of us listening to the testimonies are in awe of the courage of those testifying. What has become clear over the course of the first four testimonies are the ways in ...read more
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International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma
Anticipation
By Shannon Sommerauer
Sitting here before the start of the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma, the auditorium is abuzz with excitement. There is a distinct sense that something important is about to happen. The room is steadily filling with hundreds of women and ...read more
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Stories of the Women of Burma… Day 4
In Burma I was a colleague of Aung San Suu Kyi and a very active member of Generation 88. My husband and I spoke up in the face of violence and were persecuted because of this. We were arrested and imprisoned separately for trying to protect people who were being violently attacked by Burmese ...read more
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Stories of the Women of Burma… Day 3
After fleeing our village, my family and I lived in refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border. For 10 years we were continuously forced to leave our new homes in the face of repeated attacks by the Burmese military. They would move east, setting up posts atop a mountain to oversee the region. From here ...read more
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Stories of the Women of Burma… Day 2
Our second woman's story is also shocking:
I was arrested in 1989 because of my membership in Generation 88. I was 5 months pregnant when I was imprisoned, and gave birth behind the prison walls. I was given no medical care before or during the birth of my son and because of the ...read more
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Mia Farrow Highlights Upcoming Burma Tribunal
On March 2nd twelve Burmese women will bravely tell their stories at the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma. In the days leading up to the tribunal we will post portions of the stories of some of these courageous women here. Today Mia Farrow introduces the women and shares ...read more
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Stories of the Women of Burma… Day 1
Read part of our first testifier's horrific story:
They raped us all without a second thought, until we finally escaped their drunken grasps. News spread quickly throughout my village. We received international attention when the BBC picked up the story. I had become a headline. The ...read more
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Mia Farrow on the Women of Burma
On March 2nd twelve Burmese women will bravely tell their stories at the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma. In the days leading up to the tribunal we will post portions of the stories of some of these courageous women here. Today Mia Farrow introduces the women and shares ...read more
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International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma – March 2nd, 2010
Visit our blog to read some of the stories of the women who are testifying at the tribunal.
We are Live Blogging during the tribunal today. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Nobel Peace Laureates to Host Women’s Tribunal on Burma
Under the leadership of women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and our partner organization, the Women's League of Burma, the Nobel Women's Initiative is planning an International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women in Burma.
The Tribunal will take place in New York City on March 2, 2010 and will ...read more
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