An underage girl was tied and beaten up

On May 5, 2012, Soe Moe Aung aka Chit Aung, a resident of Kappiban, reported to PVA that his wife, a 15 years old teenager was disappeared after they had an argument. The couple was married about a month ago. Even though the wife was an underage girl, the mother had permitted her to get married. On April 30, the couple got an argument after the husband found out that the wife had kept a man’s phone number. At that point, the husband threatened her to beat up and kill if she did it again. The wife had run away after that. After he found out that the wife was nowhere to be found, the husband came to PVA and asked to help looking for his wife. However, on May 6, he found her on his own and brought her back home. When arrived to home, the wife was tied up with a rope, laid down on the house floor and beaten up severely by the husband. The wife’s mother was cheerleading the incident, according to neighbor. The wife’s elder sister finally reported to PVA in this regard. When arrived to the residence, PVA witnessed that the wife still was on the floor and tied up with a rope. Therefore, PVA brought the couple and the mother to Irrawaddy office. Hence the case was under the concern of both PVA and Irrawaddy organizations, PVA requested to Irrawaddy to solve the case. Irrawaddy sent the wife to a women and children protection center for her physical and mental rehabilitation, in accordance with the protection of children’s rights. It also educated both the husband and the mother that such action had met with a punishable crime. And, finally, it warned them not to repeat the same mistake again in the future.

From May 9, 2012

From May 9, 2012