"Serious abuses against civilians in northern Shan State have traumatized the local population, according to the Ta’ang Women’s Organization. Despite the Burma Army’s extension of its unilateral ceasefire in northern Shan State, human rights abuses remain a serious problem in the Ta’ang area in the region, according to the Ta’ang Women’s Organization (TWO). The group says that it documented more than 80 cases of serious human rights violations in northern Shan State in the first six months of this year. “There are a total of 85 people. They were tortured, threatened, and sexually abused. Some were arrested and sentenced to imprisonment. Some are still in custody in jail. Some have completely disappeared,” Lway Chi Sanga, the spokesperson for the TWO, told NMG. According to statistics compiled by the TWO between January and June 2019, there were 30 cases of people being arrested, of whom 11 are still in jail or prison. There were also 30 cases of torture, three of murder, and two of sexual assault. Landmines claimed 20 civilian casualties, including five who died from their injuries..."