State Department and two NGOs have confirmed that torture and rape are being used as weapons of war. A report issued in 2002 by The Shan Human Rights Foundation and the Shan Womens Action Network documents 173 cases of rape and sexual violence involving 625 girls and women. The study points out that 61 % were gangrapes and that 25% of these girls and women died. some of whom were detained and repeatedly raped for up to four months. A report released by Refugees International in April of 2003 also documents cases of rape. These crimes are largely targeted at ethnic minorities. including the Shan. Mon.
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