human rights violations

Ensuring fair and inclusive justice is crucial

Suggestions by the UN rights chief deserve consideration

All killings, rights abuses must be probed

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk yesterday said perpetrators of all human rights violations before and after August 5 must be tried.

The relevance of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

If the community of states had a common religion, then that could have been the UDHR

We must improve our human rights record

Government should promptly start working on UPR recommendations

Odhikar duo’s convictions are regrettable

Odhikar has been diligently documenting all kinds of violations of human rights by both state agencies and non-state actors since 1994.

Court’s order to sue police for torture commendable

Now it must be ensured that the order is followed through.

2022 proved how far we still are from peace in the CHT

Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated

Sometimes a slap is not just a slap

Political violence has reached an alarming level in Bangladesh

Dua Lipa denies she will perform at Qatar World Cup

Popular singer Dua Lipa has denied reports that she will be performing at the opening ceremony of the upcoming FIFA World Cup—which will take place on November 20. The pop star said that she would not visit Qatar until they improve their human rights record.

November 1, 2024
November 1, 2024

Ensuring fair and inclusive justice is crucial

Suggestions by the UN rights chief deserve consideration

October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024

All killings, rights abuses must be probed

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk yesterday said perpetrators of all human rights violations before and after August 5 must be tried.

December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023

The relevance of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

If the community of states had a common religion, then that could have been the UDHR

November 17, 2023
November 17, 2023

We must improve our human rights record

Government should promptly start working on UPR recommendations

September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023

Odhikar duo’s convictions are regrettable

Odhikar has been diligently documenting all kinds of violations of human rights by both state agencies and non-state actors since 1994.

July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023

Court’s order to sue police for torture commendable

Now it must be ensured that the order is followed through.

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

2022 proved how far we still are from peace in the CHT

Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated

December 26, 2022
December 26, 2022

Sometimes a slap is not just a slap

Political violence has reached an alarming level in Bangladesh

November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022

Dua Lipa denies she will perform at Qatar World Cup

Popular singer Dua Lipa has denied reports that she will be performing at the opening ceremony of the upcoming FIFA World Cup—which will take place on November 20. The pop star said that she would not visit Qatar until they improve their human rights record.

May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022

Over 100mn driven from their homes around the world: UNHCR

More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, citing new data about those escaping violence, conflict, persecution and human rights violations.