The legislation – which includes measures giving authorities the right to restrict how often women are allowed to give birth – has drawn local and international condemnation for oppressing women’s rights and deliberately discriminating against Myanmar’s Muslim population.
It was introduced last year under the military-backed government of then-president U Thein Sein following pressure from hardline nationalist monks, despite widespread objections from women’s rights groups, some members of which reported receiving death threats from extremists for their opposition to the laws. (Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
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