For two decades, the lush, green hills of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) were torn by a bitter conflict between Bangladesh’s military and Indigenous or Pahari groups, most notably the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS). The military wing of the PCJSS fought from 1977 to 1997 against the army for Pahari rights to self-determination. […] The post A Fragile Peace: Life in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts, 28 Years After the Peace Accord appeared first on Peace ...| Peace News Network
In the Central African Republic (CAR), armed groups have perpetrated violence and human rights abuses. Armed conflict had internally displaced 451,000 people, with 750,000 people made refugees in neighboring countries, as of June 2024. Much of the violence has been caused by the Central African Republic Civil War which broke out in 2012 involving various […] The post Central African Republic Sees Major Progress on Disarmament and Reintegration of Former Fighters appeared first on Peace News...| Peace News Network