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ernational Chittagong C Hill Tracts Commission expresses concern over breach of The Inte promise, ,andfailure etoimpleme entCHTAccordevenaft ter16years s. Dhaka:December D 4, 4 2013. The e Internation nal Chittago ong Hill Trac cts Commission (CHTC) ) has expresse edconcernover o theGov vernmentsf failuretoimplementthe eCHTAccord dasitmarks sthe 16thanniversaryofth hesigningof ftheAccord don2Decem mber1997. Before th he ninth par rliamentary elections in 2008, the Awami A League made an n election ple edge to fully implement the t 1997 CH HT Accord. H However it took t no initi iative to dec clare a road dmap andfailedtokeepth hispromise. ears,theGov vernmentse etupthePea aceAccordI ImplementationCommittee, Overthepastfiveye ed a controversial chairperson to head the Land L Disput tes Resolution Commission, appointe handed over o a few functions to the three Hill District Councils and withdrew so ome but not t the majorityofarmycam mpsfromthe earea. A congenial atmosp phere should d be create ed in the CH HT so that all indigeno ous persons s can entary elect tions and th hat indigeno ous persons can vote in an participate in the 10th parliame l. All politic cal parties should s have e full election that will be free, fair and acceptable to all esto and a roadmap for implementation of the CHT Accord in their election manife udingspecificcommitmentto: implementationinclu alrecognitionoftheIndigenouspeo ople;and Constitutiona fthe13ame endmentsto otheLandDispute D Reso olutionComm missionAct2001 2 Enactmentof mentofacre ediblechairp persontothelandcomm mission. andappointm lfoftheCHT TCommissio on Onbehal

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