Amnesty International
Lift curfew, restore access to social media
Amnesty International in an open letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina demanded immediate lifting of curfew and restoration of full access to social media platforms.
End mass arrests, arbitrary detention
Amnesty International yesterday urged Bangladesh to end mass arrests and arbitrary detention of student leaders and protesters.
Amnesty’s 10-point human rights charter for Bangladesh ahead of nat’l polls
Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh to ensure that all arrests are carried out in accordance with international human rights law and standards, including the right to a free and fair trial and the right to be brought promptly before a judge
Iran issues first death sentence over Mahsa Amini protests
Iran on Sunday issued its first death sentence over the protests that have shaken the country's clerical leadership, the judiciary said, with a rights group warning other convicts risked being "hastily" executed.
Amnesty, TIB, RSF have no credibility in Bangladesh, says Hasan Mahmud
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today came down heavily on Amnesty International, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Reporters without Borders (RSF) for what he called their “biased take on human rights, press freedom and corruption in Bangladesh”.
Locate disappeared journalist, end repression: Amnesty
Amnesty International today urged the Bangladesh government to locate journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol who disappeared from Dhaka more than a week ago.
Drop case against Manabzamin editor: Amnesty International
Amnesty International has urged the government to drop the case -- under Digital Security Act -- against Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, editor-in-chief of Bangla daily Manabzamin, and 31 others.
Amnesty’s musical appeal for education of Rohingya and host community children
Amnesty International releases a music video on the occasion of the International Day of Education to encourage people of Bangladesh and around the world to support education for Rohingya children and those of host communities in Bangladesh.
Climate Change tops list of global worries for young people: Amnesty
Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights shows.
A trip down the path of horror
The four were in a hurry, had little time to bargain for the cricket bat's price. Most excited among them, Nur Alam pulled out his moneybag hurriedly, paid Tk 300 and almost snatched the bat from the salesman.
Saudi Arabia advertises for 8 new executioners
Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences, usually done by public beheading.
Fresh Syria talks to begin in Geneva
Fresh efforts to revive peace talks on Syria is due to begin in Geneva.
Amnesty condemns 'alarming rise' in death sentences
Human rights group Amnesty International says there was an "alarming" increase in death sentences around the world in 2014.
AI report 2014-15
THE latest annual report by the London-based human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), echoes the concerns raised by our own human rights organisations regarding enforced disappearances, impunity of law enforcement agencies, circumscribing the freedom of journalists and human rights defenders and violence against women.
Amnesty calls on UN powers to lose veto on genocide votes
Amnesty International urges the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to give up their power of veto in situations of mass atrocities