When one girl from Mon State was sexually assaulted, her school responded by kicking her out. The girl was pregnant with her attacker’s baby, and the teachers were worried she would be a bad example to the other students, even though she had done nothing wrong.
This week, in partnership with Mon News Agency, Doh Athan explores how a culture of shame and stigma against rape victims has ruined one woman’s hope for the future.
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