Commission to investigate extrajudicial killings demanded
Rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra on Monday demanded formation of a commission to investigate all the incidents of extrajudicial killing reported till now...
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Law adviser urged to strengthen NHRC
Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions and Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development on Thursday in a joint letter urged the interim government鈥檚 law, justice, and...
HRW slams Saudi labour abuses ahead of 2034 World Cup vote
Human Rights Watch criticised the treatment of migrant workers on construction projects in Saudi Arabia Wednesday ahead of the expected confirmation of the kingdom鈥檚 hosting of the 2034 World Cup...
Ending violence against women
VIOLENCE against women and girls has been found to be the deadliest, most prevalent, and most pervasive human rights violation in every community across the world, be it rich or poor, literate or illiterate, developed or undeveloped, resulting in the sad demise of a woman every 10 minutes globally. Such omnipresence of violence poses operational challenges for designing protocols and interventions...
Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup bid 'medium risk' for human rights: FIFA
Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup was considered 鈥榤edium risk鈥� for human rights by FIFA in its evaluation report, which said implementing reforms could take 鈥榮ignificant time and effort鈥�.
Empowering against gender violence
THE 鈥�16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence鈥� is a global campaign observed annually from November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day). Its core purpose is to galvanise efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥楿nited for Justice: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls,鈥� emphasises...
Ensure safety, security of journalists, women rights defenders: workshop
Speakers at a workshop in Dhaka on Wednesday urged the government to ensure digital safety and security for journalists and women human rights defenders...
Odhikar wins Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award
Bangladesh鈥檚 human rights organisation Odhikar was announced as an awardee of the 2024 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award on Wednesday, according to a press release by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy...
United States wants human rights upheld in Bangladesh: Matthew Miller
The United States wants to see the human rights of the Bangladeshi people are upheld...
鈥楬ypocrisy鈥� of global powers over human rights lambasted
Speakers, including diplomats, researchers and a politician, at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Monday criticised the 鈥榮elective鈥� approach of global powers as regards human rights issues, accusing them of maintaining a 鈥榙ouble standard鈥�...
Hasina鈥檚 aides obstructing justice for disappeared: speakers
Human rights defenders and interim government advisers on Friday said that ensuring trial of the perpetrators of enforced disappearance faced many challenges, particularly created by ousted former...
HRW accuses Israel of 鈥榳ar crime鈥� with 鈥榝orcible transfer鈥� in Gaza
Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel鈥檚 repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the 鈥榳ar crime of forcible transfer鈥�, and to 鈥榚thnic cleansing鈥� in parts of the Palestinian territory...
Justice for Limon would be step towards police reform
VICTIMS of gross human rights violation in the hands of the law enforcement agencies who were denied justice during the Awami League regime are now coming forward to seek legal redress. This is a first step towards police reforms. Limon Hossain, a victim of attempted extrajudicial killing, lodged a complaint with the International Crime Tribunal against...
Russia has 鈥榯housands鈥� of prisoners persecuted for political motives
Russian human rights group Memorial has said that Moscow鈥檚 crackdown on dissent since invading Ukraine is vastly underestimated, with thousands of Russian and...
NHRC chair Kamal Uddin, 5 members resign
The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed and its five members resigned from their respective posts on Thursday.
鈥楢ny killing needs to be investigated鈥�: Volker Turk
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk on Wednesday laid emphasis on investigating all killings and freedom of assembly and expression.
11 killed in Mozambique vote protests: HRW
Police in Mozambique killed at least 11 people and injured more than 50 others in violence after a disputed presidential election this month, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Human rights condition in Bangladesh better than many countries: adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the human rights condition in Bangladesh was much better in comparison with many countries.
UN Human Rights Council office to be established in Dhaka soon: adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government social welfare adviser Sharmeen S Murshid said an office of the United Nations Human Rights Council would be established in Dhaka soon.
Search committee for Election Commission to be declared soon: Asif Nazrul
A search committee has been formed to establish the Election Commission, law affairs adviser Asif Nazrul said on Tuesday...
Global fashion co identifies 4 key human rights risks in Bangladesh
A Denmark-based global fashion company, Bestseller, has identified non-payment of due wages, excessive overtime, unsafe work and transport, and discrimination and...
Israeli strikes endanger civilians on Lebanon-Syria border
Human Rights Watch on Monday said Israeli strikes near the main Lebanon-Syria border crossing were putting civilians at 鈥榞rave risk鈥� as they prevented them from fleeing and...
40 eminent citizens call for safe Durga Puja celebrations
Forty citizens and human rights activists in Bangladesh have issued a statement urging authorities to ensure a safe and peaceful environment for the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations, and legal action against those attempting to create communal unrest through intimidation and incitement...
Munira Khan becomes CGS chairperson
National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh former member Munira Khan has been appointed as chairperson of the Centre for Governance Studies, said a...
Newly arrived Rohingyas in Bangladesh need protection: HRW
Bangladeshi authorities should allow oppressed Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar to obtain protection and humanitarian assistance, Human Rights Watch said...
Bangladesh interim head pledges to uphold human rights, freedom of speech
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday that his government was committed to upholding human rights and...
Dhaka should take up Mynamar issues with world forum
THE firing of gunshots from inside Myanmar into Bangladesh at Teknaf is worrying. Officials say that three bullets fired from Myanmar hit a window glass of the land port office, a truck and a tree about 1:30pm on September 18 forced a suspension of activities at the Teknaf land port about half an hour after as people, who became panicked at the happening...
Ship explosion exposes regulatory failures in Bangladesh: HRW
Explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya on September 7 in Bangladesh exposed the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labour rights protection in the shipbreaking industry, said the Human Rights Watch and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform in a press release issued from Brussels on Wednesday...
UN team calls for info on rights abuses during July-August protests in Bangladesh
A United Nations Human Rights Office fact-finding team, which is conducting an independent and impartial investigation into alleged human rights violations that took place in Bangladesh between July 1 and August 15 this year arising from the recent protests, has sought first-hand information from all concerned.
Bring all human rights violation cases to book: dialogue
Human rights activists, professionals and leaders at a dialogue on Saturday demanded that all cases of gross human rights violations including torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings should be brought to book.