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A letter to Chief Adviser, Interim Government of Bangladesh to take urgent action on violent attacks on Indigenous students

Honourable Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus,

We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, would like to bring to your attention, our concern on the recent violent attacks on the Indigenous student protestors during a peaceful protest in relation to the removal of an artwork from the back of a school textbook with the word “Adivasi” (Indigenous). The inclusion and recognition of Indigenous Peoples in the school textbook was an outcome of the movement led by Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh and a step applauded by many. We condemn the violent attacks on Indigenous protestors and urge for prompt justice for the victims and the restoration of the artwork in the textbook.

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CHT Commission Condemns Arson Attack on Tripura Community in Notun Tongjhiri Para, Calls for Justice and Urgent Action Against Systemic Violence and Land Grabbing in the CHT

1 January 2025 Ι The International CHT Commission is deeply alarmed and outraged by the recent arson attack on the Tripura community in Notun Tongjhiri Tripura Para of Sarai Union, Lama upazila, Bandarban district. According to media reports1, on the night of 24 December 2024, 17 houses belonging to the Christian Tripura community were burnt to ashes. The attack occurred while the residents were away celebrating Christmas in a neighboring village due to the lack of a local church. Media reports allege that associates of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed were involved in the arson attack. These individuals have reportedly made repeated attempts to evict the Tripura families, using threats, coercion, and violence to force them off their ancestral lands.

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CHT Commission Condemns Attacks on Indigenous Students, Demands Accountability and Action Against Perpetrators and Rising Extremism

17 January 2025 Ι The CHT Commission strongly condemns the brutal and violent attack on Indigenous students and their supporters on January 15, 2025, in Dhaka1. Furthermore, when a group under the banner “Aggrieved Student-Masses” organized a march on January 16, 2025, to protest the attack, the police responded with excessive force, including baton charges, water cannons, and sound grenades to disperse them2. We condemn both incidents and urgently demand justice, accountability for the perpetrators, proper medical treatment for the injured, and effective measures to prevent such occurrences in the future.

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Indigenous Women are still not on the global agenda at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. Every year, representatives of UN Member States, civil society organizations and UN entities gather at a two-week session to take stock of the status of women around the world, discuss the progress and regress of the situation, and agree on necessary next steps.

Although continuously pushing for their rights, Indigenous women still suffer from an acute lack of visibility at the Commission and are not given the space to impactfully exert their leadership.

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