Bangladesh tribe falls victim to rise in sex attacks and killings
'Unabated' levels of violence against Indigenous women and children exposed
'Unabated' levels of violence against Indigenous women and children exposed
Jumma tribal people want Bangladesh government to finally honour treaty
Six Indigenous Jumma villages have reportedly been burned to ashes, and several Jumma people attacked, by Bengali settlers
One year after attacks, there has been no formal investigation
Calm is returning to the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh after last week’s attacks on the Jumma tribal people.
Reliable sources report that at least six Jumma tribal people were killed, and hundreds of houses burnt to the ground, in an attack by soldiers and settlers on tribal villages in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh on Saturday.
One year since the Bangladesh government promised finally to halt the persecution of the country’s Indigenous people, reports are emerging of new abuses.
The European Union last week urged Bangladesh to remove military camps from the land of the Jumma tribes, and to help re-settle Jummas who have lost their land.