กลุ่มกบฏรัฐฉาน “สั่งประหาร” หนุ่มหื่นอุ้ม 6 ขวบขยี้กาม-ฆ่าปิดปาก

File Photo: A rebel ethnic minority group that unofficially controls a swathe of eastern Myanmar has sentenced a man to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. AFP

Parts of Shan state are controlled by ethnic armed groups and its civilian and legal administration sits outside the jurisdiction of the central government. /warsintheworld/

File Photo: "This is the lesson to give to the people, so they don't commit the same crime in the future," group spokesman Sai Than Aung said. /freeburmarangers/

File Photo: Yangon-based lawyer and women's rights activist Hla Hla Yee said the crime was abhorrent, but said the death penalty was a severe punishment. RFA

Non-governmental organisations say child rape is common in Myanmar, and Hla Hla Yee called for a ramp-up in child protection and sex education programs. /hart-uk.org/

The region is part of the "golden triangle" where huge quantities of the world's heroin are produced. /frontiermyanmar/