Bangladesh
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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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Bangladesh: Vague Provisions in Digital Security Act Ripe for Abuse
Tags Share (September 8, 2016 | Washington D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights calls Bangladesh’s legislature to reject elements of The Digital Security Act of 2016, a draft cyber-security law that contains a number of vague and problematic provisions that can be used to restrict freedom of expression and legitimate human rights work. The law…
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Bangladesh Abandons Baseless Investigation Into Odhikar
Tags Share (June 22, 2016 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes the decision by the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to abandon its groundless investigation into Odhikar, one of the most prominent, independent human rights organizations in Bangladesh. Last month, the ACC made completely untrue allegations against Odhikar and opened an investigation into…
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RFK Human Rights Condemns Harassment of Adilur Rahman Khan
Tags Share (May 31, 2016 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights strongly condemns Bangladesh’s most recent harassment of 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Laureate Adilur Rahman Khan and his organization Odhikar. The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh (ACC) is baselessly accusing Odhikar of money laundering. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights believes that…
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