No Land Rights in Bangladesh
A report on the plights of the tribal people of Chadigang. Paper gives a brief history, a description of the location and its people, the armed forces and what they…
Read moreDamned for Progress. About the Perversity of State and Nation-Building in Bangla Desh. The Chittagong Hill Tracts
Paper presented to the Symposium: “The Fourth World: Relations Between Minority Peoples and Nation-States.” This paper outlines how the relationship between minority peoples and the nation state Bangladesh are structured…
Read moreDevelopment Strategies and Social Resistance in the Third World. The Chittagong Hill Tracts Case: Genocide in Context.
Paper deals with the history of the tribespeople of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and its recent fight to survive the Bangali Government.
Read moreA Report on the Bangladesh Armed Forces’ Bestial Oppression in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
A paper which deals with the bombing done by the Bangladesh Army near villages such as Golakpatimachara and Maichyachara and how the young men of the vilages fled for fear…
Read moreReport sent by a Member of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation
Paper talks about the formation of two committees devoted to help the tribespeople of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Includes information on origin and ethnically different from the Bengali people.
Read moreKaokhali Massacre: Bangladesh Army Slaughters Civilians in Chittagong Hill Tracts
A translation of a statement distributed by Mr. Upendra Lal Chakma, member of Parliament, Bangladesh at the Press Conference held at Assembly Hall, on January 4 1980. This statement talks…
Read moreBangladesh: Recent Development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and AI Concerns
This paper deals with recent events in the Chittagong Hill Tracts where there has been a political dispute between the hill tribespeople and the central government of Bangladesh. The account…
Read moreGenocide in Bangladesh: The Chittagong Hill Tracts Case
This paper deals with issues such as an inquiry into the history of the relationships of the CHT-groups to the Bengali population, eviction and raid, the adaption of technical informations…
Read moreMichael Roche: Report from Bangladesh
Two articles written after a trip to investigate the situation of the tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The trip was sponsored by BPF and International FOR.
Read moreThe Secret War in Bangladesh
A report from the International Fellowship of Reconciliation dealing with the “secret” war in Bagladesh between the tribespeople of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bangali Government. Also includes a…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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