Bangladesh
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International Community Must Respond to Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi authorities must end their escalating crackdown on human rights.
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New Grave Allegations Against Bangladesh Army Chief
The UN must comprehensively review its relations with Bangladeshi armed forces, the top troop contributor to peacekeeping missions worldwide.
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Rights for Rohingya Refugees
It’s time for Bangladesh to recognize Rohingya refugees as full citizens.
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International Community: Stand Against Authoritarian Rule in Bangladesh
Tags Share The international community should take a strong stand for the protection of human rights in Bangladesh, seven human rights groups said on International Human Rights Day. As Bangladeshis grapple with the impact of Covid-19, the ruling Awami League has used the pandemic to tighten the screws on critics and the free press, further…
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Bangladesh: Stop Intimidating Activists, Victims’ Families
Tags Share The Bangladesh authorities should end the ongoing harassment and threats against activists, human rights defenders, and their families by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, four human rights groups said today. Amnesty International, Asian Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Watch, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights condemned the government’s attacks on those exercising their…
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Bangladesh: End Enforced Disappearances
Tags Share *Joint Statement by 12 human rights groups ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, 2020 (Dhaka, August 28, 2020) – Bangladesh security forces and law-enforcement agencies continuously commit enforced disappearances with impunity, targeting journalists, activists, and government critics, 12 human rights groups said today ahead of the International Day…
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Bangladesh Must Fully Implement UN Recommendations Against Torture
Tags Share A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asian Human Rights Commission, International Federation for Human Rights, Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and World Organisation Against Torture on the occasion of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2020 Manila/Hong Kong/Paris/Dhaka/Washington, D.C./Geneva, 25 June 2020: On the occasion of…
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COVID-19 in Cox’s Bazar District Rohingya Refugee Camps
Tags Share April 2, 2020 Dear Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, As authorities around the world struggle to cope with the spread of COVID-19, it is crucial that States act to protect the most vulnerable, including refugee populations. We, the 50 undersigned organizations, have welcomed the Bangladesh government’s efforts to host the Rohingya refugees who were…
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Bangladesh: Protect Rohingya Refugees
We signed an open letter to the Bangladesh Prime Minister, calling for the government to prioritize Rohingya refugee rights.
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UN Committee Calls Out Bangladesh’s Use of Torture
Tags Share Global, 14 August 2019: – Following serious concerns expressed by the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) about torture in Bangladesh, seven human rights organizations call on the Bangladeshi government to recognize the magnitude of the problem and address and implement the nearly 90 recommendations made by the UN body. On 9 August 2019,…
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Responds to Kerry Kennedy
Tags Share READ THE PRIME MINISTER’S RESPONSE AS A PDF Dear Ms. Kennedy, I write to you in reference to your letter dated 15 November 2018. I also fondly recall our meeting in July this year, I am glad to see your concerns for the persecuted Rohingyas. I would like to reassure you that Bangladesh…
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Letter to UN High Commissioner Regarding Bangladesh
Tags Share Please read our letter addressed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the need to make Bangladesh a priority over the coming months. FULL LETTER
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