Category: International
COVID-19 Emergency Powers Not To Be Weaponised to Suppress: UN Human Rights Chief
Hill Voice, 5 May 2020, New Delhi: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet cautioned governments against violating basic human rights granted to [Read More…]
ESCR-Net calls for global action towards transformative change in response to COVID-19
Hill Voice, 2 May 2020, New York: Indigenous and social movements, human rights organizations and defenders around the world call for global action towards transformative [Read More…]
New UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples appointed
Hill Voice, 18 March 2020, Geneva: Jose Francisco “Pancho” Cali Tzay has been appointed as the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of [Read More…]
Binota Moy Dhamai appointed as a member of EMRIP
Hill Voice, 14 March 2020, Geneva: Binota Moy Dhamai, Secretary of International Affairs of Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples’ Forum has been appointed as a member of [Read More…]
19th Session of the UNPFII postponed
Hill Voice, 5 March 2020, New York: On 5 March 2020, in light of the current concerns regarding coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Members of the [Read More…]
429 people killed in alleged crossfire or gunfights, says UN’s CAT
Hill Voice, 16 October 2019, Wednesday, Dhaka: The Committee Against Torture (CAT) of the United Nations says, 429 people have been killed in alleged crossfire [Read More…]
JPNK South Korea protests against atrocity on Jumma peoples in CHT
Hill Voice, 12 October 2019, Saturday, South Korea: The Jumma Peoples Network Korea (JPNK) in South Korea organised a press conference on October 12, 2019 [Read More…]
Human chain organised in Paris protesting killing of a Buddhist monk
Hill Voice, 22 September 2019, Sunday, France: A peaceful human chain has been organised by Bangladeshi France Buddhist communities at Republican place in Paris protesting [Read More…]
5 Jumma orgs demand to stop criminalization of Jumma activists
Hill Voice, 22 September 2019, Sunday, Canada: In September 2019, five overseas indigenous Jumma organisations, namely, CHT Indigenous Peoples’ Council of Canada, International Council for [Read More…]
Study conference on shrinking space in South Asia held in Sikkim
Hill Voice, 01 September 2019, Sunday, Sikkim: South Asia Indigenous people conference titled “Study Conference on Shrinking Space in South Asia” was held on 27th [Read More…]
