Article 2: Non-discrimination

Research has shown that LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, and once in the system may receive overly harsh punishments because of biases or be placed in isolation in the name of protecting them.   

Tribal women and girls from the Chittagong Hill Tracts are under threat from settlers and the Bangladeshi army where killings, torture and rape are common and continue with impunity.