National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

Who will defend the rights of our rights defenders?

Government must protect rights workers from intimidation and legal persecution

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 2023 / ‘NHRC can’t directly investigate cases involving law enforcers’

NHRC Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed talks about how the commission has dealt with the cases of enforced disappearance.

Why are human rights defenders being targeted?

The state must protect their rights unconditionally

Teacher assaulted in Narail: Human Rights Commission asks to take action against police

The National Human Rights Commission today (June 28, 2022) asked authorities concerned to take legal steps against the policemen, who played silent role during the incident of putting garlands of shoes around the neck of a college teacher in Narail on June 17.

DU rape victim can recognise rapist if she sees him: NHRC chief

Chief of National Human Rights Commission Nasima Begum says the Dhaka University student who was raped in Kurmitola on Sunday night can recognise the rapist if she sees him.

NHRC to launch online system for lodging complaints

National Human Rights Commission is going to launch an online complaint management system to help people from distant areas in lodging their grievances without any hassle, commission chairman Nasima Begum says.

NHRC, a retirement home to top bureaucrats: Shahdeen Malik

Eminent jurist Dr Shahdeen Malik says National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has become a retirement home for top bureaucrats of the government.

Nasima Begum made NHRC chief

The government has appointed former senior secretary Nasima Begum as the chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

How independent and effective is the NHRC?

When it comes to allegations of human rights violations against law enforcement agencies, the NHRC claims that its hands are tied in investigating themselves and it can only ask for reports from the government.

August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023

Who will defend the rights of our rights defenders?

Government must protect rights workers from intimidation and legal persecution

August 30, 2023
August 30, 2023

‘NHRC can’t directly investigate cases involving law enforcers’

NHRC Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed talks about how the commission has dealt with the cases of enforced disappearance.

July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

Why are human rights defenders being targeted?

The state must protect their rights unconditionally

June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022

Teacher assaulted in Narail: Human Rights Commission asks to take action against police

The National Human Rights Commission today (June 28, 2022) asked authorities concerned to take legal steps against the policemen, who played silent role during the incident of putting garlands of shoes around the neck of a college teacher in Narail on June 17.

January 7, 2020
January 7, 2020

DU rape victim can recognise rapist if she sees him: NHRC chief

Chief of National Human Rights Commission Nasima Begum says the Dhaka University student who was raped in Kurmitola on Sunday night can recognise the rapist if she sees him.

November 28, 2019
November 28, 2019

NHRC to launch online system for lodging complaints

National Human Rights Commission is going to launch an online complaint management system to help people from distant areas in lodging their grievances without any hassle, commission chairman Nasima Begum says.

October 5, 2019
October 5, 2019

NHRC, a retirement home to top bureaucrats: Shahdeen Malik

Eminent jurist Dr Shahdeen Malik says National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has become a retirement home for top bureaucrats of the government.

September 22, 2019
September 22, 2019

Nasima Begum made NHRC chief

The government has appointed former senior secretary Nasima Begum as the chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

July 12, 2019
July 12, 2019

How independent and effective is the NHRC?

When it comes to allegations of human rights violations against law enforcement agencies, the NHRC claims that its hands are tied in investigating themselves and it can only ask for reports from the government.

April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019

Negligence of cops, admin, madrasa found

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) finds negligence of the police, administration and madrasa management in the death of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.