Human rights lawyer Taqbir Huda talks about the current state of human rights in Bangladesh and the potential way forward.
Millions of people live in great poverty and starvation due to pandemics, wars, and climate disasters. Nonetheless, a tiny number of billionaires who control and manage most TNCs continue to amass unheard-of sums of money.
Family members of BNP supporters started gathering at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka since 9:00am today to join a human chain programme marking International Human Rights Day
Can democracy and development survive this onslaught on human rights and the rule of law?
The independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh has not yet been realised.
In almost all cases involving opposition activists, they were found guilty
The NHRC is riddled with many issues that prevent it from executing its mandated duty of upholding human rights in the country.
A programme of Mayer Dak, a platform for family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, was foiled in the face of police resistance today
At a time when the most powerful countries in the world are closing their doors to refugees, Bangladesh has allowed in more than 700,000 Rohingya people, who fled violent attacks by the military in Myanmar since August 2017.
We have noticed with concern that the state and its institutions are getting increasingly intolerant. The state is resorting to repression in the name of ensuring sovereignty and security.
In the spirit of World Human Rights Day 2015, to make people aware of fundamental freedom and rights, and to provide them a platform to come...
