Our Shan Spotlight of March, we spoke with Ying A Hom, an ethnic Tai-Leng, works to promote women’s rights and help women in Bhamo, Kachin State. Read full article below.
Violence against women issue ignored during the political turmoil
“Nowadays, I can only provide counselling services and some advice. Corruption in the justice system allows the perpetrators to remain free from punishment and enjoy impunity.”
The Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) was established on the 28 March 1999 by an informal network of Shan women active along the Thai-Burma border responding to the needs of displaced Shan people with the aim of working together for social and political change in Burma. SWAN is one of the founding members of the Women’s League of Burma (WLB), an umbrella organization comprising 13 women’s organizations representing diverse ethnic, political, and historical backgrounds.
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