Indigenous peoples in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is home to more than 54 indigenous peoples speaking more than 35 languages. Bangladesh has not adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the economic and political rights of the country's indigenous peoples remain ignored.

CEDAW: Indigenous women and girls’ rights in Bangladesh

Written on 08 November 2016. Posted in Bangladesh

According to Kapaeeng Foundation’s statistics, from January 2007 to September 2016, there have been at least 466 reported incidents of violence against indigenous women and girls in Bangladesh. They face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination due to their gender, ethnicity, language, religion, class and geographic location.

In an updated report from October 2016, Kapaeeng Foundation, BIWN and IWGIA summarize the laws the country has endorsed in relation to women rights. This documentation will be used to demand the inclusion and respect of indigenous women and girls’s rights in the recommendations to the government of Bangladesh.

CEDAW’s 65 Session details

You can find the list of issues for discussion and summary records on Bangladesh on the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Comissioner website.

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