Category: Indigenous Rights
More than 3000 indigenous families facing trouble during Lockdown
Hill Voice, 3 April 2020, Rajshahi: 1200 Santal families from Gaibanda district and 2000 families of Santal, Paharia and Oraon from Rajshahi district are facing [Read More…]
Tripura villagers of Sitakunda suffer from workless and food crisis due to coronavirus
Hill Voice, 3 April 2020, Chittagong: About 800 Tripura families living in different hills of Sitakunda in Chittagong did not reach government and private relief [Read More…]
Indigenous knowledge: Traditional lockdown of Mro people for prevention of corona
Hill Voice, 31 March 2020, Bandarban Also in the remote villages of indigenous Mro community living in Bandarban Hill District of Chittagong Hill Tracts region [Read More…]
Extreme food crisis in the 300 Koch-Burman family in Fulbaria
Hill Voice, 01 April 2020, Mymensigh: Three hundred Koch-Burman families are spending days without work and passing miserable condition at Fulbaria in Mymensigh district due [Read More…]
No one to see Santals in Gobindaganj
Hill Voice, 31 March 2020, Gobindaganj: An undeclared lockdown is already in place to prevent the spread of deadly COVID-19 infection throughout the country. People [Read More…]
BIPF-KF call for humanitarian assistance in measles-infested areas of CHT
Hill Voice, 28 March 2020, Dhaka: Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum (BIPF) and Kapaeeng Foundation (KF) call upon the government and non-government organisations to take initiatives [Read More…]
Kapaeeng organises National Indigenous Youth Conference 2020 in Cox’s Bazar
Hill Voice, 17 March 2020, Cox’s Bazar: Kapaeeng Foundation with the support of Embassy of Switzerland, International Lobour Organization (ILO) and Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) [Read More…]
HRFB concerns over NGO bureau directive to dropping ‘indigenous’ words
Hill Voice, 01 January 2020, Dhaka: Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) yesterday expressed deep concerns over a recent directive to NGOs that have the words [Read More…]
Govt to protect rights of small-ethnic groups, Housing and public works minister says
Hill Voice, 19 October 2019, Dhaka: With the government’s stand of not allowing anyone to interfere with the rights of small ethnic communities, it [government] [Read More…]
Indigenous and Bengali women celebrate international rural women’s day at Gobindaganj
Hill Voice, 17 October 2019, Gaibandha: On 15 October 2019 a rally and discussion meeting was organized to strengthen the economic and social values and [Read More…]
