Bangladesh: Indigenous Peoples Demand Review Of 15th Amendment To Constitution

Bangladesh: Indigenous Peoples Demand Review Of 15th Amendment To Constitution   On 17 August 2011 in two separate demonstrations held in Rajshahi and Gazipur, leaders of indigenous peoples and rights activists of mainstream population demanded the government review the 15th amendment to the constitution, which did not recognise them as ‘indigenous peoples’.   In Gazipur, Celebration Committee of International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples organised a public gathering at Gazipur Club...

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