'Until her bones are broken': Myanmar activists fight to outlaw domestic violence

Khin Wutt Yee, 33, shows a scar, which she says were sustained from a broomstick beating by her abusive husband, in the village around Shwelaung, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Hle Hle Saw, a victim of a domestic violence poses with her son in the village around Shwelaung, Ayeyarwady, August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Nu Nu Aye, 22, with her child at an office of an NGO for abused women in Dawei, Myanmar, May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Khin Wutt Yee, 33, who says she has moved out of the house she shared with an abusive husband, speaks in the village around Shwelaung, Ayeyarwady, MyanmarAugust 7, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Khin Wutt Yee, 33, speaks about her experience living with an abusive husband in the village around Shwelaung, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

The abandoned kitchen at the house Khin Wutt Yee used to share with her husband in the village around Shwelaung, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Nu Nu Aye, 22, speaks to a reporter at a shelter for abused women in Dawei, Myanmar, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Ann wang

Kyu Kyu Win, 31, who says she was abused by her husband, and has moved out and is staying with her mother, is photographed in Dawei, Myanmar, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Kyu Kyu Win, 31, who says she was abused by her husband, and has moved out and is staying with her mother, poses for a photo in Dawei, Myanmar, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

A blouse belonging to Kyu Kyu Win, who says she is going through a divorce with an abusive husband, hangs on a shelf at a house in Dawei, Myanmar, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Aung Myint Kyi, who says she was abused by her husband, smokes a cigarette in her home in Dawei, Myanmar, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Phyu Phyu, 48, who says she was dragged to a railway and beaten up by her husband, and is currently seeking help at a women's support group, is pictured in Shwelaung, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang