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Report on the Second Group Meeting held between the Sub-Committee of the Bangladesh Government Commission and the Jana Samhati Samiti
Topics discussed in the second meeting included for main subjects: Constitutional recognition of the ethnic entity of the Jumma People, formation of an Apex Body in the Chittagong Hill Tracts…
learn more downloadReport on the First Group Meeting held between the Sub-Committee of the Bangladesh Government Commission and the Jana Samhati Samiti
Topics discussed in the first group meeting included, recognition of Ethnic Entities should be guaranteed constitutionally, the formation of the APEX BODY in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, land rights should…
learn more downloadCosta Rica, Hydro-Electric Development and the Indigenous Populations
Paper discussing the financial situation of Costa Rica in the 1980’s. Possible courses of action for stability at the time included, decreasing Costa Rica’s dependence upon imported products, secure new…
learn more downloadReview of Developments Pertaining to the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Populations, including Economic and Social Relations between Indigenous Peoples and States: Netherlands
The following text constitutes the summary, conclusions and recommendations submitted by the Advisory Committee on Human Rights and Foreign Policy to the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation of…
learn more downloadA submission made on behalf of the Jumma Nation
Suggestions and requests by the Jumma people to set standards for Indigenous people. Discussion about the poor treatment of the Jumma Nation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts Region that was…
learn more downloadJumma Representative’s s Statement on the Treatment of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regions
The Jumma Representative’s statement on the precarious situation of the Jumma people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Region of Bangladesh. Poor treatment by the Bangladesh Army involving rape, torture, religious…
learn more downloadAnnotations to the Provisional Agenda: Eleventh Session
Provisional Agenda: election of officers, adoptions of the agenda, organization of the work of the session, standard-setting activities, review of developments, and consideration of the second progress report.
learn more downloadDiscrimination Against Indigenous Peoples: Report of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations on it twelfth session
Evolution of standards concerning the rights of Indigenous peoples. Review of developments pertaining to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous peoples. Consideration of the…
learn more downloadDiscrimination Against Indigenous Peoples: Report of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations on its eleventh session
Evolution of standards concerning the rights of Indigenous peoples. Review of the developments pertaining to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms on Indigenous populations. Study of…
learn more downloadQuestion of the Human Rights of All Persons Subjected to Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, In Particular: Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Letter directed to the United Nations regarding military abuse toward the Chittagong Hill people and how that abuse is against the principles of the declaration on Human Rights. Also included…
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