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**Summary:**

A New Delhi-based rights group, Rights and Risks Analysis Group, has appealed to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to address racial violence against indigenous people in Bangladesh, specifically in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). The appeal cites instances of violence, killings, property destruction by the Bangladesh Army and illegal settlers. The director of the group claimed that little to no action was taken by the government regarding the cases and complaints, which has led to indigenous citizens not feeling safe to make those complaints. The appeal highlighted the removal of the term “Adivasi” (indigenous) from educational materials and the exclusion of indigenous people from the Constitutional Reforms Commission as examples of systemic discrimination. The appeal urged the UNHRC to take effective measures to address this racial discrimination.

**News Article:**

**Indian Rights Group Urges UN Action on Violence Against Indigenous People in Bangladesh**

**Geneva/New Delhi – October 2, 2025** – A New Delhi-based human rights organization, Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to intervene and address escalating violence and discrimination against indigenous communities in Bangladesh, particularly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).

Speaking at the UNHRC’s 60th session in Geneva on Thursday, RRAG Director Suhas Chakma detailed a recent incident on September 28, 2025, where the Bangladesh Army allegedly killed at least three indigenous people and injured 40 others in Guimara village. The protesters, primarily from the Marma and Mog communities under the Jumma Chhatra Parishad banner, were demanding justice for the rape of a minor Marma girl by illegal settlers.

“The relatives of the victims are scared to file police complaints because of threats,” Chakma stated, highlighting a climate of fear and impunity. He cited a similar incident from September 2024 where four indigenous people were killed, 75 injured, and hundreds of homes burned in the CHT, with the inquiry report remaining unpublished by the Dhaka government.

Chakma also accused the Bangladesh government of systemic discrimination, pointing to the exclusion of indigenous people from the Constitutional Reforms Commission and the removal of the word “Adivasi” from educational materials. He said that indigenous students were attacked by Islamic fundamentalists when protesting the removal in Dhaka.

The issue has also garnered attention from Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, the royal scion of Tripura and founder of the Tipra Motha Party, who has condemned the killings and called for Indian government intervention, citing the persecution of minority communities in Bangladesh.

Earlier, the Global Association for Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts urged Western diplomatic missions in Dhaka to investigate the September 28 massacre, accusing the Bangladesh Army of allowing illegal Muslim settlers to burn down tribal houses in Khagrachari district, with the alleged goal of undermining indigenous land rights through Muslim settlement.

The CHT is home to over ten distinct ethnic groups, including the Chakma, Bawm, Khumi, Khyang, and Lushai. The appeal to the UNHRC underscores growing concerns about the safety and rights of these marginalized communities in Bangladesh.

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