Human Rights Day
How to keep transnational companies accountable
Millions of people live in great poverty and starvation due to pandemics, wars, and climate disasters. Nonetheless, a tiny number of billionaires who control and manage most TNCs continue to amass unheard-of sums of money.
Int’l Human Rights Day: Family members of BNP supporters form human chain
Family members of BNP supporters started gathering at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka since 9:00am today to join a human chain programme marking International Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day / Democracy is in distress
Can democracy and development survive this onslaught on human rights and the rule of law?
Human Rights Day / Separation of judiciary still a far-off dream
The independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh has not yet been realised.
Human Rights Day 2023 / Human rights enjoyment in a red zone?
In almost all cases involving opposition activists, they were found guilty
Human Rights Day / The National Human Rights Commission has fundamental flaws
The NHRC is riddled with many issues that prevent it from executing its mandated duty of upholding human rights in the country.
Police disperse Mayer Dak’s rally marking Human Rights Day
A programme of Mayer Dak, a platform for family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, was foiled in the face of police resistance today
Rights at stake in Bangladesh on Human Rights Day
At a time when the most powerful countries in the world are closing their doors to refugees, Bangladesh has allowed in more than 700,000 Rohingya people, who fled violent attacks by the military in Myanmar since August 2017.
A measure of our society
December is the month of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the Human Rights Day, but what do these signify and why are they failing to uphold their purposes?
How to keep transnational companies accountable
Millions of people live in great poverty and starvation due to pandemics, wars, and climate disasters. Nonetheless, a tiny number of billionaires who control and manage most TNCs continue to amass unheard-of sums of money.
Int’l Human Rights Day: Family members of BNP supporters form human chain
Family members of BNP supporters started gathering at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka since 9:00am today to join a human chain programme marking International Human Rights Day
Democracy is in distress
Can democracy and development survive this onslaught on human rights and the rule of law?
Separation of judiciary still a far-off dream
The independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh has not yet been realised.
Human rights enjoyment in a red zone?
In almost all cases involving opposition activists, they were found guilty
The National Human Rights Commission has fundamental flaws
The NHRC is riddled with many issues that prevent it from executing its mandated duty of upholding human rights in the country.
Police disperse Mayer Dak’s rally marking Human Rights Day
A programme of Mayer Dak, a platform for family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, was foiled in the face of police resistance today
Rights at stake in Bangladesh on Human Rights Day
At a time when the most powerful countries in the world are closing their doors to refugees, Bangladesh has allowed in more than 700,000 Rohingya people, who fled violent attacks by the military in Myanmar since August 2017.
A measure of our society
December is the month of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the Human Rights Day, but what do these signify and why are they failing to uphold their purposes?
Where are we?
We have noticed with concern that the state and its institutions are getting increasingly intolerant. The state is resorting to repression in the name of ensuring sovereignty and security.