Please consider signing this important petition:
For more than 30 years since the start of armed conflict in the 1970s, the indigenous Jumma peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) have been subjected to military rule and oppression, serious human rights violations and land grabbing by settlers. The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord (CHT Peace Accord) signed by the government and the indigenous peoples in December 1997 promised support for returnee refugees, regional autonomy, resolution of land disputes, military withdrawal and other measures needed to protect the legitimate rights of the Jumma peoples. But more than a decade later, most of the key promises of the accord remain unfulfilled. The Awami League government that came to power in 2009 has committed to full implementation of the peace accord, and has taken a number of positive steps such as establishment of relevant committees, cancellation of plantation leases and withdrawal of an army brigade and 35 temporary military camps. But there is still much work to be done. Now is the time for all of us in the international community to bolster efforts to solve the CHT issue. Please sign the following appeal and send a message of peace to the Bangladesh government!
