
Since the military overthrew Myanmar’s elected government more than three years ago, the country’s people have endured countless hardships. The junta’s desperate bid to cling to power has fuelled a conflict that has displaced millions and killed thousands. Women, children, and the elderly have borne the brunt of the violence.
The regime has not only engaged in indiscriminate attacks on civilians in resistance-held areas; its forces have actively targeted women for rape and committed numerous other atrocities. There have also been reports of anti-junta fighters violating the rights of civilians, especially those suspected of siding with the regime.
To learn more about the efforts of the publicly mandated National Unity Government (NUG) to address these issues, Myanmar Now spoke to Ei Thinzar Maung, the NUG’s 30-year-old Deputy Minister of Women, Youth, and Children Affairs, who also shared her views on. . .