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59 Indigenous Bawm People Detained Without Trial in Bangladesh Amid Human Rights Concerns

Fifty-nine Indigenous Bawm people continue to be detained in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of southeastern Bangladesh without trial. They have been accused of being affiliated with an armed group allegedly responsible for robbing banks and taking a bank manager hostage in April 2024. Despite these serious accusations, none of the detainees have faced a formal trial, raising grave concerns about due process and the rule of law.