ELECTORAL REFORM: Re-election if 40pc votes not cast in constituency proposed
The electoral reform commission has proposed that the Election Commission hold a re-election if 40 per cent of the votes in a constituency is not cast...
Tags : Human rights
Integrated approach for democracy
ABRAHAM Lincoln鈥檚 famous words, 鈥楧emocracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people,鈥� encapsulate its core principles. Democracy is essential for advancing human rights, fostering peace, and ensuring individual security. It stresses the importance of the rule of law, promoting international peace, security and economic and...
Govt should resolve rights violation issues in hill districts
THE number of incidents of rights violation in the three hill districts has declined, as a report that the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti published on January 1 says. The number of incidents that took place in 2024 was 200, down from 240 such incidents that took place in the year before. But, the Annual Report of 2024 on Human Rights Situation in...
CHT RIGHTS VIOLATION: Incidents drop but number of victims rises: PCJSS report
The number of human rights violation incidents in the Chittagong Hill Tracts鈥攃omprising Rangamati, Khagrachhari, and Bandarban districts鈥攄ropped to 200 in 2024 from 240 in the previous year, according to a report by the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti...
2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia puts lives at risk: rights groups
FIFA's decision to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia puts the lives of construction workers at risk and 鈥榤arks a moment of great danger鈥�, Amnesty International and 20 other organisations warned on Wednesday.
US imposes trade curbs on China, Russia firms
The United States unveiled trade restrictions Tuesday on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations...
Bangladesh elected as UNHCR VP
Bangladesh has been elected unanimously to serve as a vice-president of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the prime intergovernmental body of the UN responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe...
Punishment of Hasina, cohorts demanded
Marking the International Human Rights Day on Tuesday, oppression victims, their families, political and student leaders renewed the call for ensuring punishment for Sheikh Hasina and her accomplices for gross human rights violations during Awami League鈥檚 misrule of over 15 years...
BNP for RAB鈥檚 abolition
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party recommended the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion, citing allegations of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings...
Odhikar gets Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award
Odhikar, a Bangladeshi human rights group, on Tuesday won the 19th prestigious Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award for its rights advocacy in the South Asian nation...
Defence research centre, navy ships in Syria destroyed in overnight strikes
A defence ministry research centre in northern Damascus was destroyed and about 10 navy ships were damaged in coastal Latakia in overnight strikes attributed to Israel by a Syria war monitor.
Commission to investigate extrajudicial killings demanded
Rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra on Monday demanded formation of a commission to investigate all the incidents of extrajudicial killing reported till now...
Law adviser urged to strengthen NHRC
Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions and Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development on Thursday in a joint letter urged the interim government鈥檚 law, justice, and...
HRW slams Saudi labour abuses ahead of 2034 World Cup vote
Human Rights Watch criticised the treatment of migrant workers on construction projects in Saudi Arabia Wednesday ahead of the expected confirmation of the kingdom鈥檚 hosting of the 2034 World Cup...
Ending violence against women
VIOLENCE against women and girls has been found to be the deadliest, most prevalent, and most pervasive human rights violation in every community across the world, be it rich or poor, literate or illiterate, developed or undeveloped, resulting in the sad demise of a woman every 10 minutes globally. Such omnipresence of violence poses operational challenges for designing protocols and interventions...
Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup bid 'medium risk' for human rights: FIFA
Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup was considered 鈥榤edium risk鈥� for human rights by FIFA in its evaluation report, which said implementing reforms could take 鈥榮ignificant time and effort鈥�.
Empowering against gender violence
THE 鈥�16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence鈥� is a global campaign observed annually from November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day). Its core purpose is to galvanise efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥楿nited for Justice: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls,鈥� emphasises...
Ensure safety, security of journalists, women rights defenders: workshop
Speakers at a workshop in Dhaka on Wednesday urged the government to ensure digital safety and security for journalists and women human rights defenders...
Odhikar wins Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award
Bangladesh鈥檚 human rights organisation Odhikar was announced as an awardee of the 2024 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award on Wednesday, according to a press release by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy...
United States wants human rights upheld in Bangladesh: Matthew Miller
The United States wants to see the human rights of the Bangladeshi people are upheld...
鈥楬ypocrisy鈥� of global powers over human rights lambasted
Speakers, including diplomats, researchers and a politician, at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Monday criticised the 鈥榮elective鈥� approach of global powers as regards human rights issues, accusing them of maintaining a 鈥榙ouble standard鈥�...
Hasina鈥檚 aides obstructing justice for disappeared: speakers
Human rights defenders and interim government advisers on Friday said that ensuring trial of the perpetrators of enforced disappearance faced many challenges, particularly created by ousted former...
HRW accuses Israel of 鈥榳ar crime鈥� with 鈥榝orcible transfer鈥� in Gaza
Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel鈥檚 repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the 鈥榳ar crime of forcible transfer鈥�, and to 鈥榚thnic cleansing鈥� in parts of the Palestinian territory...
Justice for Limon would be step towards police reform
VICTIMS of gross human rights violation in the hands of the law enforcement agencies who were denied justice during the Awami League regime are now coming forward to seek legal redress. This is a first step towards police reforms. Limon Hossain, a victim of attempted extrajudicial killing, lodged a complaint with the International Crime Tribunal against...
Russia has 鈥榯housands鈥� of prisoners persecuted for political motives
Russian human rights group Memorial has said that Moscow鈥檚 crackdown on dissent since invading Ukraine is vastly underestimated, with thousands of Russian and...
NHRC chair Kamal Uddin, 5 members resign
The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed and its five members resigned from their respective posts on Thursday.
鈥楢ny killing needs to be investigated鈥�: Volker Turk
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk on Wednesday laid emphasis on investigating all killings and freedom of assembly and expression.
11 killed in Mozambique vote protests: HRW
Police in Mozambique killed at least 11 people and injured more than 50 others in violence after a disputed presidential election this month, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Human rights condition in Bangladesh better than many countries: adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the human rights condition in Bangladesh was much better in comparison with many countries.
UN Human Rights Council office to be established in Dhaka soon: adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government social welfare adviser Sharmeen S Murshid said an office of the United Nations Human Rights Council would be established in Dhaka soon.