Human Rights in Bangladesh
No significant changes in human rights situation in Bangladesh in 2023: US bureau
There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bangladesh last year, according to the "2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh"
How did Bangladesh fare in UN's human rights review?
Calls for independent, transparent investigations into cases of alleged enforced disappearances and ratification of the much-discussed convention on disappearances got louder at this UPR.
We must improve our human rights record
Government should promptly start working on UPR recommendations
Universal Periodic Review / Bangladesh's human rights record under scrutiny
Several human rights concerns including shrinking space for dissent, extrajudicial killings, and attacks on minority groups have been highlighted.
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.
Who will defend the rights of our rights defenders?
Government must protect rights workers from intimidation and legal persecution
Why the DSA should be scrapped
A major weakness of the law is its inconsistency with the other existing laws.
The genocide of March 25 as a metaphor
Pakistan is the metaphor of everything Bangladesh doesn't want to be.
Why this cruelty to an ordinary citizen?
Authorities must respect people’s right to protest, prevent police excesses
No significant changes in human rights situation in Bangladesh in 2023: US bureau
There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bangladesh last year, according to the "2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh"
How did Bangladesh fare in UN's human rights review?
Calls for independent, transparent investigations into cases of alleged enforced disappearances and ratification of the much-discussed convention on disappearances got louder at this UPR.
We must improve our human rights record
Government should promptly start working on UPR recommendations
Bangladesh's human rights record under scrutiny
Several human rights concerns including shrinking space for dissent, extrajudicial killings, and attacks on minority groups have been highlighted.
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.
Who will defend the rights of our rights defenders?
Government must protect rights workers from intimidation and legal persecution
Why the DSA should be scrapped
A major weakness of the law is its inconsistency with the other existing laws.
The genocide of March 25 as a metaphor
Pakistan is the metaphor of everything Bangladesh doesn't want to be.
Why this cruelty to an ordinary citizen?
Authorities must respect people’s right to protest, prevent police excesses
Steer Bangladesh towards peaceful solutions
As citizens, we have been largely deprived of many rights, including our right to exercise franchise. Not only that, our politics is now under massive strain as a result of the attempts of the political parties to uproot their respective rival parties over the years.
