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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ visit to Bangladesh, RRAG seeks a country office to address human rights violations

Suhas Chakma Comments Off on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ visit to Bangladesh, RRAG seeks a country office to address human rights violations

New Delhi, 29 October 2024: The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) in its submission urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who is visiting Bangladesh from today to press the Interim Government of Bangladesh to allow establishment of a country mission of the UN human rights office in Bangladesh with full […]
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PRESS RELEASE: OVER 100 SHOPS & HOUSES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BURNT DOWN IN THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS, BANGLADESH

Suhas Chakma Comments Off on PRESS RELEASE: OVER 100 SHOPS & HOUSES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BURNT DOWN IN THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS, BANGLADESH

Over 100 houses and shops of the indigenous people belonging to the Chakma community were burnt down at Boalkhali, Dighinala Sadar, Khagrachari district, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) of Bangladesh by the illegal plain settlers at around 5 pm Bangladesh Time today i.e.19 September 2024. The Bangladesh Army personnel who are stationed nearby at the Dighinala […]
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International Tiger Day: 5,50,000 tribals to be displaced by the Project Tiger in India with 967% increase of displacement per Tiger Reserve post 2021 period

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In its report, “India’s Tiger Reserves: Tribals Get Out, Tourists Welcome”, released on the occasion  of the International Tiger Day, Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) stated that at least, 5,50,000 Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers are to be displaced by India’s much vaunted Project Tiger. These include 2,54,794 persons from 50 tiger reserves […]