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Bangladesh: Jumma man hacked to death by settlers after speaking out over land thefts
22 August 2008 Jumma man Ladu Mani Chakma was hacked to death on Tuesday by a group of Bengali settlers at his home in the Sajek area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. His wife, Shanti Bala Chakma, was also attacked.
Bangladesh: Seven Jumma villages burnt down in Chittagong Hill Tracts
24 April 2008 Seven villages belonging to the ‘Jumma’ tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts were burned to the ground on Sunday by Bengali settlers, with the support of the Bangladesh army.
Bangladesh: Independent team denounces repression of Jumma tribes
15 February 2008 A group of prominent Bangladeshis have spoken of their ‘grave concern’ for the Jumma tribal peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts after a fact finding trip to the region.
Bangladesh: Jumma king’s government appointment gives tribes fresh hope
17 January 2008 Bangladesh’s caretaker government has given fresh hope to the Jumma tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts by appointing a Jumma king to run the affairs of the area.
Bangladesh: Torment of tribes continues 10 years after peace accord
26 November 2007 This Sunday will mark the tenth anniversary of the peace accord between the Bangladesh government and the Jumma tribal peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Bangladesh: Jumma leader sentenced to 17 years in jail
27 July 2007 Ranglai Mro, a Jumma leader from the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, has been sentenced to 17 years in jail after protesting against the eviction of his people from their land to make way for an army training centre.
Bangladesh: Arrest and torture of tribal leaders
8 March 2007 The army and police in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, arrested two Jumma tribal leaders this week, adding to the growing number of arrests since a state of emergency was declared in January.
Bangladesh: Army and police arrest and torture Jummas
6 March 2007 The army and police in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, have arrested at least nine Jumma tribal leaders this month after planting firearms in their homes. Some of those arrested have also been tortured.
Bangladesh: Army throws 750 Mru families off their land
31 January 2007 The Bangladesh army has evicted 750 Mru families from their ancestral land in the remote villages of Bandarban Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Rape and torture in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
23 August 2006 Violence continues against the Jumma tribal people of Bangladesh. On 12 July a Jumma shopkeeper was arrested by the army in Mahalchari. He was severely beaten and tortured, and was given electric shocks.