The assault took place in May in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw but a public campaign escalated last week after the girl's father spoke to local media, venting his anger about the inquiry's progress. He gave details of how his daughter had returned from nursery with injuries doctors told him were the result of rape. "As a mother of a daughter, I came here to call for the truth," 31-year-old Ei Mon Ko told AFP. But Saturday's protest was the first time the anger spilled offline onto the streets. A new child law is soon due to be signed and would allow police to open cases even if nobody presses charges.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 06, 2019 10:41 UTC