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United efforts stressed for ensuring human rights

Academics, researchers and rights activists expressed the views at a roundtable discussion titled ‘Human rights in transition: accountability, institutions, and fragility in post-uprising Bangladesh’ organised by rights-based think tank Sapran, at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro in the capital...

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Bangladesh, UN rights body sign MoU for rights mission

The government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to field a mission in the country aimed at supporting the promotion and protection of human rights...

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Funding cuts increase monsoon risks for Rohingyas: UNHCR

Reductions in funding for a community maintenance programme in the Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar have not only affected their incomes but also compromised safety during the monsoon season, the UN Refugee Agency has warned...

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MoU signed to launch UN rights office in Bangladesh

The United Nations Human Rights Office and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a rights office in Bangladesh for a three-year period to support the promotion and protection of human rights in the country.

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UN human rights body to set up office in Bangladesh for three years

The interim government on Sunday approved a draft memorandum of understanding in principle regarding establishing an office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the country to strengthen cooperation in dealing with human rights issues...

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People with disabilities want rights, not charity

The rights of the persons with disabilities were human rights, not just an issue of welfare or charity, rights activists, pressing for a 15-point demand for the persons with physical and mental challenges, stated on Saturday...