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Mro leader kept in chains in hospital (JAN-2009)
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Ranglai Mro, an indigenous community leader who fell seriously ill in Chittagong Central Jail, was brought to
a Dhaka hospital in chains on Thursday.
Mro, a cardiac patient, is now undergoing treatment at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at National Institute
Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), still in chains. He was shifted from Chittagong Medical College and
Hospital in a critical condition.
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:MEDIA BRIEFING:Bangladesh: Elections present risks and opportunities for human rights (DEC-2008)
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Parliamentary elections scheduled for 29 December offer a unique opportunity for improving Bangladesh’s battered human rights situation.
As an immediate matter, the elections signal the end of a two-year period of state of emergency marked by severe restrictions on
political rights such as free assembly and free expression. If conducted properly and free of violence, the elections could
inaugurate a more responsive, accountable civilian government -- a development necessary for improving the lives of millions
of Bangladeshis now living in grinding poverty and without access to proper housing, education, or health care.
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Chittagong Hill Tracts and the missing
Pahari vote (DEC-2008)
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BURIED in the middle of the raja-raja war over elections is news of the ulu-khagra getting crushed.
I first saw the news in an item in Shamokal: in a list of political parties denied registration, two names jumped out.
UPDF (United Peoples Democratic Front) and PCJSS (Parbotto Chottogram Jonoshonghoti Samity) -- the only two large
political parties representing the rights of the Pahari/Jumma people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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The CHT Peace Accord Keeping a Promise(AUG-2008)
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The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Commission, first formed in 1991, was disbanded after
Lord Eric Avebury
the signing of the CHT Peace Accord in the hope that the treaty would be implemented. According to Lord Eric Avebury, Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Group, UK
Photo : The Daily Star
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Reconstituted CHT body goes to CHT hills (AUG-2008)
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A delegation of the newly reconstituted Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Commission today begins a five-day visit to the
three hill districts to observe the prevailing situation there and help promote human rights, democratic practices
and land rights of indigenous people.
The commission was reformed a couple of months ago in Copenhagen. Britain's Lord Eric Avebury, vice chair of
the Parliamentary Human Rights Group, and Sultana Kamal, former adviser of caretaker government, are now
co-chairs of the 12-member commission.
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Kapaeeng Watch News Release on Situation of IPs in Bangladesh: 18 August 2008
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Bengali settlers blockade Sultana Kamal at Baghaihat in Rangamati
On 2 August 2008 the Bengali settlers blockaded former advisor to the caretaker government of Bangladesh and eminent
human rights activist Ms. Sultana Kamal while she was returning from Sajek after distribution of relief
to the victims of Sajek arson attack at Baghaihat bazaar under Sajek union of Baghaichari upazila in Rangamati district.
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Cries for justice fall on deaf ears: Asian Tribune, June 26, 2008
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Asian Centre for Human Rights issued a damning indictment of human rights violations in the
Chittagong Hill Tracts by Bangladesh government. It says "This deliberate act of arson, looting, assault and rape,
leading to the destruction of seven Jumma villages is reminiscent of similar attacks which forced over 70,000 indigenous
Jumma peoples to cross the international border and seek refuge in India in 1985-1986 "
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Pushed to the edge of existence: The Guardian,London, Wednesday June 25, 2008
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A little-known indigenous group in Bangladesh has for decades been persecuted. Will international pressure ensure its survival?
Members of one of the least-known groups of indigenous people in the world are facing what they see as a struggle for survival in Bangladesh. They claim that their way of life is being increasingly threatened by the Bangladeshi government and military while the world's back is turned.
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HWF organises human chain on occasion of 12th abduction anniversary of Kalpana Chakma in Dhaka
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On occasion of 12th abduction anniversary of Kalpana Chakma, on 12 June 2008 Hill Women's Federation (HWF) organised human chain at Dhaka University demanding immediate publication of inquiry reports and examplary punishment to the kidnappers.
The human chain with placards started at 10.30 in front of Fine Arts Institute of Dhaka University with HWF secretary Ms. Shaswati Chakma in the chair.
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Jumma Net JAPAN submitted the following documents to the Bangladesh Embassy in Japan last 12th May.
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Dear Sir,
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the tragic arson
attack that occurred in Sajek Union of Baghaichari sub-district in
Rangamati district on April 20th 2008 from around 9:30 PM until early
the next morning. According to local sources, a group of more than
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UK: JUMMA REPRESENTATIVE TELLS BRITISH MPS OF REPRESSION OF TRIBES: SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE (20-May-2008)
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A representative of the Bawm people, one of the eleven ‘Jumma’ tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh,
spoke to British MPs and peers at a House of Commons reception in London yesterday about the violent repression
faced by his people.
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