Chittagong Hill Tracts: Attack on Chakma Queen Symbolises State Persecution of Indigenous Groups
Indigenous human rights defender Rani Yan Yan, the advisor and spouse to the Chakma Circle Chief, was attacked by police in February 2018 while visiting the hospital room of the Marma sisters, victims of rape by members of the army in January 2018. People see this as a symbolic attack, showing the state’s contempt for the indigenous leadership and people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. This...