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The Swedish Embassy in Myanmar has issued a statement today expressing support for women’s and girls rights in Myanmar.

Here is the text of the statement:

The Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden applaud the important work of many organisations in Myanmar working for women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights, and we are proud to support and stand in solidarity with them.

We are extremely concerned about recent reports of sexual and gender-based violence used against detainees and call for all forms of sexual and gender-based violence to be immediately stopped. We urge that all detainees must be allowed proper health care and for their human rights to be respected.

We call for the immediate and unconditional release of all human rights defenders, including prominent women’s rights activist Thin Thin Aung, so that they can continue their important work for gender equality in Myanmar.