Coronavirus: Food crisis in Chittagong Hill Tracts
Indigenous peoples from different corners of Bangladesh are suffering from severe starvation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Engaged in low-income…
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Tag: Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts: Human Rights Situation Worsens
On 1 April 2020, the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti released its latest monthly report on the human rights situation of…
10 reasons why indigenous peoples are the world’s best conservationists
Evidence proves indigenous peoples understand and manage their environment better than anyone else. Here are ten reasons why: 1. They…
Chittagong Hill Tracts: Series of New Arrests after Online Criticism
In Bangladesh, a series of new arrests of human rights activists, journalists and lawyers occurred in the week of 13…
Chittagong Hill Tracts: 8 Months Later, Still No Justice for Marma Sisters Rape Victims
On 22 January 2018, after a random search operation undertaken by the army in the Orachari village, in the Chittagong…
Chittagong Hill Tracts: Indigenous Student Movement Demonstrate for Safe Roads and Justice for Rape Victim
The Association of Indigenous Students of Shahjala University of Science and Technology formed a human chain and rallied demanding safe…
Censured by Facebook: At least 133 dead in Chittagong Hills Tract landslides
Here is the news that Facebook wanted to censor, even suspending me (“temporary ban”) from the social network for 3…
Amnesty International Writes Letter to Bangladesh Minister Regarding Rape of Marma Sisters
Following the transcript of Amnesty International’s letter. Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing MP State Minister Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs…
20 years of disillusionment: 20th anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord
On 2 December 2017, the UNPO commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord. The CHT Accord…
International Indigenous Day: Bangladesh minorities sinking under high tide of development
Indigenous community leader Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma came down heavily on the government saying that thousands of people from the minority…
