Myanmar Military Regime's Crackdown on Sanitary Towels Sparks Outrage
Myanmar's military junta is banning the distribution of period products, claiming they're used by rebels for first aid. Activists decry this as gender-based violence.
Myanmar's military regime is making headlines again, this time for its alarming crackdown on the distribution of sanitary towels. According to local activists, the junta is claiming that these essential period products are being used by resistance fighters to treat their wounds, a move that activists are denouncing as a blatant example of gender-based violence and a violation of basic human rights.
The south-east Asian country has been engulfed in a civil war since the military usurped the democratic government in 2021, launching a violent crackdown on dissidents. In the years since, the people of Myanmar have endured unimaginable horrors, from artillery fire and the burning of townships to arbitrary arrests. Now, the military regime's latest target is the fundamental right of women and girls to access menstrual products.
Source: The Guardian
