Filed on:July 25, 2011
House of Lords seminar’s video http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cht+seminar+at+house+of+lords&aq=f)
Militarization and its impact on the Jumma People
Survival International is a worldwide organisation supporting the rights of tribal peoples. We have been campaigning for the rights of the Jumma peoples for 30 years.
The military conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts began in the late 1970s with the formation of the Shanti [...]
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House of Lords seminar’s video http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cht+seminar+at+house+of+lords&aq=f)
Thank you to Lord Avebury and the Jumma People’s Network for the invitation to speak at this very important event.
We are pleased to be present today to share some of our observations from monitoring the situation for the Jumma in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Sadly, our recent interviews with Jumma in [...]
Filed on:July 8, 2011
To download: Sami-Council-Statement_v1 on CHT Accord
I thank you Madam Chair for giving me the opportunity to address the Permanent Forum.The Indigenous Saami Council congratulates the Special Rapporteur on giving an overview of the current state of the implementation of the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord.
The Saami Council believes that the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord [...]
Filed on:April 8, 2010
08 April 2010
The Jumma villagers in Kaokhali have been living in fear, as the army has stepped up patrol of the Jumma-inhabited areas since the murder of Jharna Dewan on 29 March by illegal Bengalee settlers.
“The members of Bangladesh military have been patrolling Jumma villages such as Talukdarpara, Ullah, Rengeypara, Panchari, Sugunochari and Betchari day [...]
Filed on:March 31, 2010
31 March 2010
Jumma villagers staged a demonstration in Kaokhali yesterday in protest at the killing of Jharna Dewan alias Dhurungyo by Bengali settlers.
About 500 Jummas took part in the protest, which was organised under the banner of the Residents of Kaokhali. They marched from Talukder Para to Kaokhali College.
However, the demonstrators were intercepted by police [...]
Filed on:March 17, 2010
15 March 2010
A photo exhibition on the recent attacks on Jumma people in Sajek and Khagrachari was held today on Dhaka University campus.
Inaugurated by Dr. Akmal Hossain, professor of International Relations Department at Dhaka University, the exhibition put a total of 109 photographs on display.
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15 March 2010
“After on-the-spot inquiry we have found that such incidents cannot take place without the instigation of the army and administration, and therefore, we demand that the army officers and administrative officers involved in these incidents be brought to justice.”
Filed on:February 27, 2010
26 February 2010
Amnesty International is calling on the government of Bangladesh to carry out a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the death of two Jumma indigenous residents of the Chittagong Hill Tracts after the army opened fire on them on 20 February 2010.
Although government officials have confirmed only two deaths, according to local people [...]
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26 February 2010
Download: Amnsesty International – public statement – Investigate Army’s alleged involvement in HR abuse in CHT
Amnesty International calls on the government of Bangladesh to carry out a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the death of two Jumma indigenous residents of the Chittagong Hill Tracts after the army opened fire on them on [...]
Filed on:February 24, 2010
24 February 2010
1. In the morning of 24 February 2010 a GoB Team including the State minister of Home Ministry, the State minister of Law ministry and the State minister of MoCHTA visited Bagaihut and gave assurances of proper rehabilitation and punishment of the culprits.
2. In the afternoon, they held meeting in Khagrachari Hill District [...]
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24 February 2010
Courtesy: Daily Star
Update of Khagrachari Incidents
24 Feb 2010 Morning
1. Occurrence of the Incidents on 23 February 2010UPDF, protesting the communal attack upon the Jumma People in Bagaihut on 19 and 20 February 2010, gave a call for strike in Rangamati and Khagrachari Hill Districts of CHT.
Astonishingly a group of 50-60 boys of UPDF [...]
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24 February 2010
PRESS RELEASE: by Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR)
(ACHR has Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC)
New Delhi: The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) accused the Bangladesh government of only arresting people from the tribal communities from in and around Khagrachari district. About 100 indigenous tribal peoples including 40 from Khabhampujjya area [...]
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24 February 2010
Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR)
[ACHR has Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC]
ACHR’s report: Bangladesh- IPs Massacred For Land Grab
On 19 – 20 February 2010, the Bangladesh army personnel and illegal Bengali settlers under the overall command of Lt Col. Wasim, Commander of the Baghihat zone Army Camp, Launched major communal attacks [...]
Filed on:February 23, 2010
23 February 2010
Press Release
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Attacks on indigenous Jummas spread to mainland Bangladesh
New Delhi: The attacks on indigenous Jumma peoples in the Chittagong Hill
Tracts has spread to mainland Bangladesh. At 7.00 pm Bangladesh Standard
Time today i.e. 23 February 2010 indigenous Jumma peoples at Oxygen area,
Chittagong were attacked by the plains peoples. While many [...]
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ACHE Press Release – Bangladesh burns more tribal villages 23 February 2010
Filed on:February 22, 2010
22 February 2010
Till today (on 22 February 2010) the section 144 is still going on. Due to continuing section 144, the Jumma villagers could not trace out dead bodies of the killed. Today in the morning, Bengali settlers ran after some of Jumma villagers who went to see ablaze village of Nayapara Guchhagram. However, they [...]
Filed on:February 21, 2010
21 February 2010
A. Introduction:
On 19-20 February 2010 massive communal attack on Jumma villages was made by military forces and Bengali settlers at Baghaihat area of Sajek union under Baghaichari upazila in Rangamati district. It is reported that at 8 Jumma villagers including a woman were killed and 25 Jumma villagers wounded in this attack. It [...]
Filed on:February 20, 2010
20 February 2010
- Three Chakmas shot dead, dozens injured -
- United Nations urged to intervene-
New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today sought the intervention of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Navi Pillay with the government of Bangladesh for taking appropriate actions against the burning down of the tribal villages and indiscriminate [...]
