Briefing to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh from the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC)

Written on 27 August 2024.

The Honourable Chief Adviser,

The Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (hereinafter, the Commission)¹ warmly welcomes you and your newly formed interim government as you embark on rebuilding a new Bangladesh. As your interim government undertakes significant reforms to the state system and governance, we firmly believe that positive changes will also extend to the CHT. Despite the signing of the CHT Accord in 1997, no successive government has yet taken steps to fully implement it, and the CHT continues to experience widespread human rights violations and a breakdown of the rule of law, issues that the Commission has consistently highlighted through press statements and reports.

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IWGIA raises awareness on Indigenous Peoples' rights at annual Danish political event

Written on 26 June 2024.

Earlier this month, from 13-15 June, IWGIA was on Denmark´s “Sunshine Island” (Bornholm) to advocate for Indigenous Peoples´ rights at Folkemødet ('The People's Meeting'), a Danish festival for democracy and dialogue that attracts up to 65,000 participants every year.

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Bangladesh: Protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Chittagong Hill Tracts

Written on 09 July 2024.

Minority Rights Group, the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) and FIAN International express their concern about the ongoing judicial review of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Regulation, 1900 in Bangladesh, which aims at weakening its wording that would undermine the rights of the Indigenous Peoples, also called Adivasis, of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. The organizations call upon the government of Bangladesh to take the necessary measures to protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights as well as the multicultural heritage of the CHT and Bangladesh as a whole.

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Tŝilhqot’in Nation Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of Aboriginal Title

Written on 26 June 2024.

26 June 2024 |Tŝilhqot’in Nation | Today marks 10 years since the historic declaration of Aboriginal Title to 1900 km² of Indigenous lands here in Canada. This watershed moment was the result of decades of work by the Tŝilhqot’in Nation and the bravery of our Elders who stood up in a foreign court system to prove that we are a people with laws, responsibilities and governance.

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