statement by binota from bangladesh indigenous peoples

LIb PFlt{ 8;^"1-,. 33q 13th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues UN Headquarter,12 - 23 May 2014 Agenda Item 4: Human Rights - Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur By Binota Moy Dhamai, on behalf of the Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum Thank you Madam Chair We express our sincere gratih:de to the outgoing Special Rapporteur on the fughts of Indigenous Peoples Prof. James Anaya of his work on the promotion and protection human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples. We welcome the new Special Rapporteur Vicky Tauli Corpuz. We welcome the Special Rapporteur Asia regional consultation report and recommendations that presented to the Human Rights Council in September 2013. In Bangladesh, the indigenous peoples very often experience gross human rights violations, militarization of the land and tenitories, violence against indigenous women and children, land grabbing, unlawful arrest and torh.tre, and structural forms of discrimination based upon ethnicity, ieligious affiliation and gender. The failure to thoroughly, impartially and independently investigate violations remains a matter of serious concern. Bangladesh had made clear commitment at the frst UPR cycle in 2009 to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord and respect the rights of indigenous peoples as part of their Election Manifesto 200f. Over the years, there have been repeated demands that the Bangladesh govemment honor their co'mmitment to the fu1l and effective implementation of the CHT Accord. But the implementation of the CHT Accord still remains problematic, because of the militarisation and that the de facto military rule "Operation Uttoran" in CHT. Due to non-implementation of the Accord, the indigenous peoples in the CHT has continuousl y been facing massive human rights violations, evicting from their traditional land, continuing military interference in local and civil administration, insecure of indigenous women, and indigenous youths living in a fearful situation. We push these following questions to the Special Rapporteur: 1. What follow up actions do the SR envisage with the Asia member states govemments to ensure the implementation ofthe intemational human rights obligations for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples? 2. What actions do the SR envisage with the Bangladesh govemments to ensure the implementation ofthe CHT Accord for the protection ofthe rights of indigenous peoples? 3. What actions do the SR envisage with the governments to implement the treaties and agreements between state and indigenous peoples? 4. How can the mandate holders facilitate greater attention, support and assistance to address the particular vulnerabilities such as indigenous women and girls to systemic violence and to have access to justice? Thank you.

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Statement by Binota from Bangladesh Indigenous peoples

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LIb PFlt{ 8;^"1-,. 33q

13th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous IssuesUN Headquarter,12

- 23 May 2014

Agenda Item 4: Human Rights -

Dialogue with the Special RapporteurBy Binota Moy Dhamai, on behalf of the Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum

Thank you Madam Chair! We express our sincere gratih:de to the outgoing Special Rapporteur on thefughts of Indigenous Peoples Prof. James Anaya of his work on the promotion and protection humanrights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples. We welcome the new Special RapporteurVicky Tauli Corpuz.

We welcome the Special Rapporteur Asia regional consultation report and recommendations thatpresented to the Human Rights Council in September 2013.

In Bangladesh, the indigenous peoples very often experience gross human rights violations,militarization of the land and tenitories, violence against indigenous women and children, landgrabbing, unlawful arrest and torh.tre, and structural forms of discrimination based upon ethnicity,ieligious affiliation and gender. The failure to thoroughly, impartially and independentlyinvestigate human rights violations remains a matter of serious concern.

Bangladesh had made clear commitment at the frst UPR cycle in 2009 to implement the ChittagongHill Tracts (CHT) Accord and respect the rights of indigenous peoples as part of their ElectionManifesto 200f. Over the years, there have been repeated demands that the Bangladesh govemmenthonor their co'mmitment to the fu1l and effective implementation of the CHT Accord. But theimplementation of the CHT Accord still remains problematic, because of the militarisation and that thede facto military rule "Operation Uttoran" in CHT.

Due to non-implementation of the Accord, the indigenous peoples in the CHT has continuouslybeen facing massive human rights violations, evicting from their traditional land, continuing militaryinterference in local and civil administration, insecure of indigenous women, and indigenous youthsliving in a fearful situation.

We push these following questions to the Special Rapporteur:1. What follow up actions do the SR envisage with the Asia member states govemments to ensure

the implementation ofthe intemational human rights obligations for the protection of the rightsof indigenous peoples?

2. What actions do the SR envisage with the Bangladesh govemments to ensure theimplementation ofthe CHT Accord for the protection ofthe rights of indigenous peoples?

3. What actions do the SR envisage with the governments to implement the treaties andagreements between state and indigenous peoples?

4. How can the mandate holders facilitate greater attention, support and assistance to address theparticular vulnerabilities such as indigenous women and girls to systemic violence and to haveaccess to justice?

Thank you.