Bawms are Bangladeshi citizens: treat them as such

Bawms are Bangladeshi citizens: treat them as such

On April 20th 2024, three Bawm women were taken from their home in Bandarban’s Ruma upazila, without any warrant or explanation. With them were four children, the youngest a mere six weeks old. For over a year, all seven remained behind bars, imprisoned under the Special Powers Act and Anti-Terrorism Act, charged in multiple cases, and denied bail on multiple occasions.Just weeks earlier, on April  8th 2024, in the same upazila, 25-year-old Laln…