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Myanmar military courts sentence 12 to life for human trafficking, including Chinese nationals
YANGON REGION, MYANMAR, AUG 2 – Myanmar military courts handed life sentences to 12 traffickers, including five Chinese nationals, amid 80 cases recorded this year involving forced marriages and sex video distribution.
- On Saturday, Myanmar military courts handed down a dozen life sentences, including five Chinese nationals, for human trafficking cases, with three others convicted for selling women to China.
- Persisting conflict in Myanmar has left millions vulnerable to exploitation, with eighty trafficking cases recorded between January and June this year.
- Under Myanmar's Anti-Trafficking in Persons law, convictions include planning to transport two Myanmar women recently married to Chinese men into China, involving online sex videos and forced marriages.
- On July 29, the Yangon military court sentenced five people, including Chinese nationals Lin Te and Wang Xiaofeng, to life imprisonment for human trafficking.
- About 21,000 women and girls from northern Myanmar were forced into marriage in China between 2013 and 2017, according to a 2018 report by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand.
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Myanmar military courts cracks down on human trafficking, 12 sentenced to life imprisonment
Myanmar’s military courts have sentenced 12 individuals, including five Chinese nationals, to life in prison for human trafficking offences, including forced marriages and online sex tape distribution, state media reported Saturday.
Myanmar Military Courts Hand Life Sentences in Human Trafficking Scandal
Myanmar military courts have sentenced several individuals, including Chinese nationals, to life imprisonment for human trafficking offenses. The offenses involved sex video distribution and trafficking women into forced marriages in China. The trials highlight the pervasive issue of trafficking linked to Myanmar's ongoing civil conflicts.
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Myanmar military courts sentence 12 to life for human trafficking, including Chinese nationals
Myanmar military courts have sentenced a dozen individuals, including five Chinese nationals, to life imprisonment for human trafficking.
Myanmar Military Courts Sentence 12 to Life for Human Trafficking, Including Chinese Nationals
Myanmar military courts have sentenced a dozen individuals — including five Chinese nationals — to life imprisonment for their involvement in multiple human trafficking cases
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