'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like
11 March 2021 (Wall Street International)* — On 3rd March 2021, wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the message “everything will be okay”, 19 year old dancer Ma Kyal Sin participated in a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Mandalay. The teenager was shot dead by a military sniper.
12 March 2021 (UN News)* — The United Nations entity dedicated to protection of women’s rights has voiced deep concerns over “targeted and disproportionate” violence against women being recorded during the crackdown against peaceful protesters in Myanmar.
In addition, women in detention are also reportedly experiencing sexual harassment and violence, UN-Women said in a statement on Friday 12 March 2021.
“Women have long played a celebrated and vital role in the history of Myanmar. They continue to do so and must not be attacked and punished for the peaceful expression of their views”, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of the agency, said.
According to UN-Women, at least six women lost their lives in the protests and close to 600 women, including young women, LGBTIQ+ and civil society activists have been arrested.
Almost 12,000 children killed or injured in the past decade, according to verified data – an average of more than three children a day
AMMAN/NEW YORK (UNICEF)* – The war in Syria has left the lives and futures of a generation of children hanging by a thread, UNICEF on 10 March 2021 warned, as the conflict nears the 10-year mark.
The situation for many children and families remains precarious, with nearly 90 per cent of children in need of humanitarian assistance, a 20 per cent increase in the past year alone.
NEW YORK (UNICEF)* — Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF on 8 March 2021.
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