News of Note 7/4/25: Military Action in Bangladesh, Indigenous Women’s Rights in Thailand, Yoorrook Report on British Colonialism Impacts
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Indigenous groups urge immediate EU action as Bangladesh army cracks down on CHT villages (Border Lens)
”The Global Association for Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (GAIPCHT) has appealed to the EU Ambassador in Dhaka to intervene following extensive military operations by Bangladesh Army personnel across 68 villages and 10 sub-districts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) since 19 June.”
Urgent Call from Geneva: Thai Indigenous Women’s Land Rights Under Threat (Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact)
”While Thailand recently submitted a periodic report to CEDAW touting progress, a deeply concerning Royal Decree enacted in November 2024 is now undermining the very rights CEDAW seeks to protect. Representative of Indigenous Women Network in Thailand is speaking out, expressing grave concerns that this new decree, which impacts over 4,000 communities across 224 protected areas, severely jeopardizes their fundamental rights. This isn’t just about land; it’s about the economic security, cultural preservation, and human dignity of thousands of Indigenous women and their families.”
Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians (BBC)
”The Yoorrook Justice Commission found violence and disease reduced the local Indigenous population by three quarters in the 20 years after the state was colonised, in the early 1830s. Its report included 100 recommendations to ‘redress’ harm caused by ‘invasion and occupation’ - though several of the authors disagreed with unspecified ‘key findings’.”
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