John Tripura

John Tripura is associated with the Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defender.

CHT Accord: 22 years of promises not kept

In the Chittagong Hill Tracts, clashes between Bangladeshi military and Shanti Bahini continued for more than two decades.

20 years of the elusive CHT Accord

The Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord (CHT Accord), signed in 1997 with the promise to end armed conflict and grant a host of benefits to the indigenous Jumma people in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh, has rather increased tension in the last 20 years.

December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019

CHT Accord: 22 years of promises not kept

In the Chittagong Hill Tracts, clashes between Bangladeshi military and Shanti Bahini continued for more than two decades.

December 2, 2017
December 2, 2017

20 years of the elusive CHT Accord

The Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord (CHT Accord), signed in 1997 with the promise to end armed conflict and grant a host of benefits to the indigenous Jumma people in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh, has rather increased tension in the last 20 years.

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