Sexual Violence

Apr 09, 2018

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...

Apr 09, 2018

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Attack on Chakma Queen...

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...

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Mar 14, 2018

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Amnesty International...

Amnesty International has written an open letter to the Bangladesh State Minister of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs urging the immediate safety of the Marma sisters and the release of them into secure...

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Mar 10, 2018

Chittagong Hill Tracts: While Protests Arise Over...

A national Human Rights Commission committee found evidence that at least one law enforcement official had entered the Marma sister’s house the night that they were attacked.  A statement by...

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Mar 09, 2018

Chittagong Hill Tracts: While Protests Arise Over...

A national Human Rights Commission committee found evidence that at least one law enforcement official had entered the Marma sisters' house the night that they were attacked.  A statement by one of...

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Feb 16, 2018

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Law Enforcement Officers...

 Following the rape of the two Marma sisters by law enforcement officers, the conflict seems to be far from over. Hospital attendants who were caring for the two victims were seen beaten by recognized...

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Feb 12, 2018

Somaliland: Ministry Adopts New Legislation in...

Photo Courtesy of  Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday, 7 February 2018, Somaliland’s Ministry of Religious Affairs passed a religious edict against the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM),...

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Feb 01, 2018

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Suspicion of Rape and...

Photo courtesy of @SFTHQ by Flickr   While on a patrol drive through Orachhari village, members of the joint army forces reportedly raped and sexually assaulted two Marma girls, aged 19...

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Jan 09, 2018

Somaliland: Parliament Passes Bolder Anti-Rape...

Photo courtesy of Direct Relief The country of Somaliland has passed a law against rape. As rape cases in Somaliland have become more brutal and numbers have risen, lawmakers hope that the new law will...

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