Bangladesh
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ICC Has Jurisdiction Over Crimes Against Rohingya
Tags Share (September 6, 2018 | Washington, DC) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes the decision by Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) finding that the Court has jurisdiction to investigate certain Crimes Against Humanity committed against the Rohingya population of Myanmar. Although Myanmar is not a State Party to the Rome…
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Burmese Security Forces Sanctioned for Serious Human Rights Abuses
Tags Share (Washington, D.C. | August 21, 2018) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomed new sanctions against Commanders and Units of the Burmese Security Forces who were responsible for perpetrating serious human rights abuses against ethnic minorities, including the Rohingya in Rakhine State. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced on Friday…
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Call for Release of Dr. Shahidul Alam and Students in Bangladesh
Tags Share Two weeks ago in Bangladesh, high school students came out in the streets to register their spontaneous protest about the death of two school-going students caused by speeding buses. They demanded their right to road safety, rule of law and justice. Credible reports in the global print and electronic media reported that these…
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Reflections from Myanmar and Bangladesh
Tags Share I’ve just returned from Myanmar and Bangladesh where the RFK Human Rights delegation joined Fortify Rights on a fact-finding mission focused on crimes against humanity and genocide perpetrated against the Rohingya in Myanmar. I wrote to my daughters Mariah and Michaela about the trip, and I wanted to share my letter. Dear Mariah…
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Joint Submission by the Solidarity Group for Bangladesh
Tags Share The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council to assess and improve the human rights situation in each of the 193 UN member states. As the Council prepares to conduct its third UPR of Bangladesh, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and our partners have published the…
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Bangladesh: Civil Society Decries Mass Arrests Amid Worsening Human Rights Situation
Tags Share 22 March 2018: The Solidarity Group for Bangladesh today decries the mass arrests of opposition supporters that have taken place in Bangladesh over the past two months, and calls on the government to release all those who have been detained and to undertake urgent measures to ensure the respect for fundamental human rights.…
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On Bangladesh, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leads the Way
Tags Share As the ASAN Fellow at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, I am gaining a tremendous amount of exposure to human rights issues from around the world. A panel discussion hosted on February 1 by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Guernica 37, and the Georgetown University Law Center’s Human Rights Institute was the latest…
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Bangladesh’s Digital Security Bill 2018 Raises Serious Concerns
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, along with other civil society organizations, today sent a letter to the President of Bangladesh and the President of the National Human Rights Commission expressing serious concern regarding the version of the Digital Security Bill 2018 that recently passed the Cabinet. The Bill is likely to be introduced…
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Bangladesh’s Digital Security Bill 2018 Raises Serious Concerns
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, along with other civil society organizations, today sent a letter to the President of Bangladesh and the President of the National Human Rights Commission expressing serious concern regarding the version of the Digital Security Bill 2018 that recently passed the Cabinet. The Bill is likely to be introduced…
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RFK Human Rights Calls for Investigation Into Killing of Bangladeshi Journalist
Journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul was covering a violent clash between factions of the Awami League political party when he was shot and killed.
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Bangladesh High Court Resumes Trial Against Odhikar Members
Tags Share (January 18, 2017 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights condemns the decision by the Bangladesh High Court Division of the Supreme Court to allow the case against Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan to go forward. Mr. Khan is the Secretary of Odhikar, one of the most respected human rights organizations…
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New NGO Law in Bangladesh Will Significantly Restrict Civic Space
Tags Share (October 7, 2016 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights condemned the passage on October 5th of the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activity) Regulation Act 2016 in Bangladesh. The law provides for a series of highly restrictive measures that will significantly limit the ability of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to operate in the country,…
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