[ALOCHONA] CHT Commission co-chair Lord Avebury arrives today

CHT Commission co-chair Lord Avebury arrives today   Chittagong Hill Tract Commission (CHTC) Co-chairman Lord Avebury arrives in the city today to hold introductory discussions with key stakeholders and settle the Commission's programme. The CHTC, composed of experts from inside and outside the country, was formulated to promote respect for human rights, democracy, participatory development and land rights in the CHT area. The CHT Commission will also examine implementation of the CHT Peace Treaty of 1997. The Commission members will also visit CHT and meet tribal leaders and the local administration. Lord Avebury is expected to meet high-ups of the caretaker government, including chief adviser, army chief, civil society representatives and political party leaders. Other members of the Commission are Sultana Kamal, co-chair of CHTC, Victoria Tauli Corpus, CHTC member from the Philippines, Sara Hossain, member, Shapan Adnan, member, M Zafar Iqbal, member, Tom Eskildsen, Jumma Net Japan representative, and Chris Erni, IWGIA representative. Prior to his visit to Bangladesh, Lord Avebury, also chairman of International Bangladesh Foundation and vice chairman of All Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group, visited the historic Brick Lane Mosque in the heartland of the Bangalee community in London on Friday.   http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=49099

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