India's continued push-ins need better response
Recent legislative initiatives by Bangladesh’s interim government risk undermining fundamental freedoms, said Human Rights Watch yesterday.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Bangladesh's interim government to seek a resolution at the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish an independent mechanism to investigate and pursue accountability for recent grave abuses in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to "eliminate competition" ahead of general elections, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday
We need a sustainable, not one-off, solution
Visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu yesterday expressed satisfaction that Rab reduced extrajudicial killings since late 2021, when the US imposed sanctions on the force.
Mass arrests and police raids of opposition party members’ homes raise serious concerns about violence and intimidation ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh due next year, Human Rights Watch said today (October 10, 2022).
Human Rights Watch has called for Bangladesh government to allow a visit by the UN to Bhashan Char before any Rohingya relocation.
The Malaysian authorities’ arrest of a Bangladeshi migrant worker who was featured in an Al Jazeera documentary was clear retaliation for his criticism of government policies towards migrants, Human Rights Watch says.
India's continued push-ins need better response
Recent legislative initiatives by Bangladesh’s interim government risk undermining fundamental freedoms, said Human Rights Watch yesterday.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Bangladesh's interim government to seek a resolution at the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish an independent mechanism to investigate and pursue accountability for recent grave abuses in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to "eliminate competition" ahead of general elections, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday
We need a sustainable, not one-off, solution
Visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu yesterday expressed satisfaction that Rab reduced extrajudicial killings since late 2021, when the US imposed sanctions on the force.
Mass arrests and police raids of opposition party members’ homes raise serious concerns about violence and intimidation ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh due next year, Human Rights Watch said today (October 10, 2022).
Human Rights Watch has called for Bangladesh government to allow a visit by the UN to Bhashan Char before any Rohingya relocation.
The Malaysian authorities’ arrest of a Bangladeshi migrant worker who was featured in an Al Jazeera documentary was clear retaliation for his criticism of government policies towards migrants, Human Rights Watch says.
Human Rights Watch said Bangladesh authorities should immediately locate journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, who has been missing from Dhaka since Tuesday.
