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Enforced disappearances / Bangladesh should support UN's offer of independent commission: HRW
Bangladesh authorities should accept the UN's offer to support an independent commission of inquiry into enforced disappearances, Human Rights Watch said yesterday, on the eve of today's International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
Rohingyas accuse APBn of abuse
A 36-year-old Rohingya refugee activist was preparing a list of refugees allegedly abused by Bangladesh’s Armed Police Battalion (APBn). In consequence, he faced arrest, arbitrary detention and torture, he claimed.
HRW urges govt to stop arbitrary arrests, detention
The Bangladesh government should stop the arbitrary arrests and detention of opposition BNP supporters and others, Human Rights Watch has said.
Forced Disappearances: Take steps to ensure release of the victims
The government should take urgent steps to confirm the whereabouts and release of men held by security agencies beyond jurisdiction, said the Human Rights Watch in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Govt failing to address rights abuses
Bangladesh authorities failed to respond to repeated and serious allegations of secret detentions, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings, denying the abuses instead of holding perpetrators accountable, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2018.
Myanmar troops committed mass rape of women
Human Rights Watch yesterday accused Myanmar security forces of committing widespread rape as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingyas in Rakhine State.
Myanmar military will attack new areas: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Myanmar military is targeting new areas in Maungdaw town for destruction.
Extrajudicial Killings, Enforced Disappearances / HRW calls for free probe, prosecution
Security forces in Bangladesh are accused of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and secret detentions, including that of
Qatar population booms on back of 2022 WC
Qatar's population has swollen by almost 40 per cent since the emirate was chosen to the host the 2022 World Cup, official government figures have revealed.
Bangladesh should support UN's offer of independent commission: HRW
Bangladesh authorities should accept the UN's offer to support an independent commission of inquiry into enforced disappearances, Human Rights Watch said yesterday, on the eve of today's International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
Rohingyas accuse APBn of abuse
A 36-year-old Rohingya refugee activist was preparing a list of refugees allegedly abused by Bangladesh’s Armed Police Battalion (APBn). In consequence, he faced arrest, arbitrary detention and torture, he claimed.
HRW urges govt to stop arbitrary arrests, detention
The Bangladesh government should stop the arbitrary arrests and detention of opposition BNP supporters and others, Human Rights Watch has said.
Forced Disappearances: Take steps to ensure release of the victims
The government should take urgent steps to confirm the whereabouts and release of men held by security agencies beyond jurisdiction, said the Human Rights Watch in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Govt failing to address rights abuses
Bangladesh authorities failed to respond to repeated and serious allegations of secret detentions, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings, denying the abuses instead of holding perpetrators accountable, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2018.
Myanmar troops committed mass rape of women
Human Rights Watch yesterday accused Myanmar security forces of committing widespread rape as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingyas in Rakhine State.
Myanmar military will attack new areas: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Myanmar military is targeting new areas in Maungdaw town for destruction.
HRW calls for free probe, prosecution
Security forces in Bangladesh are accused of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and secret detentions, including that of
Qatar population booms on back of 2022 WC
Qatar's population has swollen by almost 40 per cent since the emirate was chosen to the host the 2022 World Cup, official government figures have revealed.
HRW slams India on handling criticism
The Indian authorities routinely use vaguely worded, overly broad laws as political tools to silence and harass critics, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
