Tag: Indigenous Peoples
Most of the programs for this year’s Indigenous Day will be online due to COVID-19
Hill Voice, 01 August 2020, Dhaka: August 9 is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. As always, on the occasion of the Indigenous Day, [Read More…]
Indigenous people especially at risk from COVID-19, warns WHO
Hill Voice, 21 July 2020, International Desk: GENEVA, Switzerland – Indigenous communities comprising half a million people around the world are especially vulnerable to the [Read More…]
Indigenous people protest against false cases, torture and eviction in Chapainawabganj
Hill Voice, 19 July 2020, Chapainawabganj: In Chapainawabganj, the oppressed indigenous people of Tongpara village have staged demonstrations and protest rallies against the attacks, lawsuits, [Read More…]
Allegation of demolition of a 150-year-old Buddhist temple in Chokaria
Hill Voice, 19 July 2020, Cox’s Bazar: Allegations of vandalism have been found in the more than 100-year-old Rakhine Gunameju Buddhist monastery in Rakhine Para [Read More…]
Allegations of possession of land of a Santal against a police officer in Naogaon
Hill Voice, 12 July 2020, Naogaon: A police officer in Niamatpur of Naogaon district has been accused of forcibly occupying the land of an innocent [Read More…]
Indigenous land rights activists openly beaten in Nachol
Hill Voice, 26 June 2020, Chapainawabganj: An indigenous land rights activist has been publicly attacked at Phulkundi intersection in Nachol under Chapainawabganj district. At one [Read More…]
Indigenous Organizations mourn the death of Kamal Lohani
Hill Voice, 21 June 2020, Dhaka: Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations are deeply shocked by the death of prominent journalist and cultural figure Kamal Lohani. Language soldier [Read More…]
Budget-2020: Demand for allocation of Tk 11,000 crore for Adivasis
Hill Voice, 8 June 2020, Dhaka: A virtual discussion meeting titled ‘National Budget for Rural Women, Indigenous Peoples and Land Reforms’ was held on 7 [Read More…]
100 Rakhine families in Cox’s Bazar in fear of eviction
Hill Voice, 28 May 2020, Cox’s Bazar: 100 Rakhine families of Chaufaldandi Union under Cox’s Bazar Sadar Upazila of Cox’s Bazar District are living in [Read More…]
COVID-19 devastating indigenous communities worldwide– UN expert warns
Hill Voice, 18 May 2020, GENEVA: The new UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, José Francisco Cali Tzay, today expressed serious concerns [Read More…]
