Charm Tong
Charm Tong | |
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Global Leadership Award (2008) |
Charm Tong (born in 1981,
Background and work with Shan Women's Action Network
When Charm Tong was six years old, her family left Shan State to escape the ongoing fighting between Shan forces and the Tatmadaw (Burmese state military), part of Burma's
In 2002, the Shan Women's Action Network published its report License to Rape: The Burmese military regime's use of sexual violence in the ongoing war in Shan State, which attempted to document "173 incidents of rape and other forms of sexual violence, involving 625 girls and women, committed by Burmese army troops in Shan State."[8] The report describes "systematic and widespread incidence of rape" and includes 28 detailed interviews with rape survivors.[8] Its publication attracted global attention to the issue of sexual violence in Burma's internal conflicts.[4][9] The Burmese military government, the State Peace and Development Council, denied the report's findings, stating that insurgents are responsible for violence in the region.[10]
International recognition
On 31 October 2005, Charm Tong visited the White House to discuss the Burmese political situation with US president
For her work in investigating and publicizing abuses against Shan women by the
References
- ^ Front Line. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Charm Tong
- ^ a b "Charm Tong". reebok.com. 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Charm Tong". Vital Voices. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ a b "The 2007 Student Peace Prize". The Student Peace Prize. 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Charm Tong: Role of International Pressure
- ^ Charm Tong: mobilizing for an inclusive and democratic Burma
- ^ a b The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) and The Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN) (2002). "License to Rape" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ a b Laura Bush (7 April 2008). "Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Vital Voices Awards Ceremony". whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d Warren Vieth (13 November 2005). "Personal Tales of Struggle Resonate With President". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Photograph of Charm Tong meeting George W. Bush
- ^ "The Faces of Burma 2005". The Irrawaddy. December 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "US to Intensify Pressure on Burma". The Irrawaddy. January 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "The Importance of Burmese Exiles". The Irrawaddy. 8 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Past Global Leadership Awards". VitalVoices.org. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Charm Tong: Role of International Pressure
External links
- Biography from Inter Pares
- Biography from the Student Peace Prize Secretariat
- License to Rape, SWAN report to which Charm Tong was a contributing author
- Charm Tong Freedom Collection interview