Demanding cancellation of EPZ; Santal issuance Memorandum to Gaibandha Deputy Commissioner
Santal farmers of Sahebganj Bagadgada-farm under Gobindganj Upazila in Gaibandha district issued a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner of Gaibandha district in Bangladesh on 21 April 2022 to cancel the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) establishment plan on 1842.30 acres of Santal land after the protest procession. Hundreds of Santals and local Bengali farmers participates the procession
Three betel leaf jum of Khasi people have been occupied in Baralekha
Miscreants cut down a thousand betel trees in Baralekha; Khasi people broke down in tears On 28th May 2021, it has been alleged that outsiders have occupied three betel leaf jum of Khasi people in Banakhola punji of south Shahbazpur union of Moulvibazar’s Baralekha upazila. Two written complaints have been lodged with the Baralekha police
Mro girl allegedly raped by a local political leader in Bandarban
MRape accusation of a young Mro woman (23) was found on 11th May 2021, against Mahbubur Rahman Zahid alias Kabir (35) at Chitajhiri muk of Hambuk para village of Rupsipara union under Lama Upazila in Bandarban district. According to local sources, the girl lives with her family on a farm at Chitajhiri muk of the
False lawsuit against the Chairperson of the Kapaeeng Foundation in Dinajpur
FOn May 5, 2021, land robber Md. Mahabubur Rahman filed a false and fabricated case (Case No. CR-109/ 21) against the victim Niren Mardi along with local indigenous leaders in Senior Judicial Magistrate Amli Court(5), Dinajpur in connection with the land robbery. In that case, Rabindranath Soren, renowned indigenous leader President of Jatiya Adivasi Parishad
Inhuman torture on a Khasi indigenous youth in Moulvibazar
On 20 April 2021 an indigenous Khasi youth was allegedly beaten and tortured inhumanly at Kurma Khasia Pan Punji under Islampur Union near Kamalganj Upazila Border of Moulvibazar District. The victim namely Formi Suchiang said that he was indiscriminately beaten and then was tortured inhumanly inside a dark room of Kurma Bonbit Office. It’s been
আন্তর্জাতিক নারী দিবস ২০২১ উপলক্ষে কাপেং ফাউন্ডেশন ও বাংলাদেশ আদিবাসী নারী নেটওয়ার্কের বিবৃতি
আন্তর্জাতিক নারী দিবস ২০২১ করোনাকালে সমভবিষ্যত প্রতিষ্ঠায় নারী নেতৃত্ব সুনিশ্চিত করি আন্তর্জাতিক নারী দিবস ২০২১ উপলক্ষে কাপেং ফাউন্ডেশন ও বাংলাদেশ আদিবাসী নারী নেটওয়ার্কের বিবৃতি আজ আন্তর্জাতিক নারী দিবস। এ মহতি দিনে কাপেং ফাউন্ডেশন ও বাংলাদেশ আদিবাসী নারী নেটওয়ার্কের পক্ষ থেকে সবাইকে জানাই শুভেচ্ছা ও ভালোবাসা। বলা বাহুল্য, বঞ্চনা-বৈষম্য ও সহিংসতার শিকার নারীর নিরাপত্তা, সমঅধিকার ও
Kapaeeng Foundation Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights Report: October 2020
In October 2020, there were 11 incidents of violence against indigenous women and girls including killing after rape, rape, attempt to rape, abduction, sexual harassment, abduction, filling false cases. In these incidents, 12 indigenous women, adolescents and mentally disordered have been victims of violence. Among them, 6 women and girl have been raped including 1 woman
