Sexual violence is junta’s ‘modus operandi’, Myanmar activist tells UN

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The crisis in Myanmar should be referred to the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including widespread sexual violence, an open session at the UN security council will be told. Naw Hser Hser, the first Myanmar human rights defender to brief council members in an open session since the 2021 coup, will also call for greater action to cut crucial supplies of arms and finances to the military junta. Before the briefing on Friday, she said: “Right now the military just has three things to sustain itself – money, arms and international legitimacy. These things all...