UN report

A truth, justice and harmony commission can heal post-Hasina Bangladesh

Having emerged from years of authoritarian rule, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads at present.

July uprising: Proof won’t be shared till trials meet int’l standard

The UN will not share evidence from its investigation with Bangladesh unless trials of perpetrators of the brutal response to the July uprising meet international standards, says a top official at the UN Human Rights Office.

Female protesters, AL activists subjected to sexual violence: UN

A fact-finding report by the United Nations has shed light on cases of sexual violence targeting both protesters and the supporters of the Awami League during the July mass uprising in Bangladesh

‘Serious acts of revenge violence’ targeted AL members, cops: UN

OHCHR says minority communities, indigenous people also faced human rights abuses from early August last year

No political parties should be banned in Bangladesh: UN

OHCHR says move can undermine the country’s return to genuine multiparty democracy

UN report details silencing of independent journalism in Myanmar

A host of ill-defined laws is used in Myanmar to exert control over independent journalism across the country, including in Kachin, Shan and Rakhine states, a UN human rights report on freedom of expression in the country finds.

UN probe report outlines atrocities of armed forces against Rohingyas

An independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar formed by the UN Human Rights Council outlines in its report four key common characteristics of the operations of the armed forces of Myanmar in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan States.

Editorial / Another UN report shelved

Only a few weeks after it was revealed that the UN had suppressed a report highly critical of the conditions in Rakhine State, we find out that a UN World Food Programme report on hunger and starvation of the Rohingyas had also been shelved.

February 22, 2025
February 22, 2025

A truth, justice and harmony commission can heal post-Hasina Bangladesh

Having emerged from years of authoritarian rule, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads at present.

February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025

July uprising: Proof won’t be shared till trials meet int’l standard

The UN will not share evidence from its investigation with Bangladesh unless trials of perpetrators of the brutal response to the July uprising meet international standards, says a top official at the UN Human Rights Office.

February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025

Female protesters, AL activists subjected to sexual violence: UN

A fact-finding report by the United Nations has shed light on cases of sexual violence targeting both protesters and the supporters of the Awami League during the July mass uprising in Bangladesh

February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025

‘Serious acts of revenge violence’ targeted AL members, cops: UN

OHCHR says minority communities, indigenous people also faced human rights abuses from early August last year

February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025

No political parties should be banned in Bangladesh: UN

OHCHR says move can undermine the country’s return to genuine multiparty democracy

September 13, 2018
September 13, 2018

UN report details silencing of independent journalism in Myanmar

A host of ill-defined laws is used in Myanmar to exert control over independent journalism across the country, including in Kachin, Shan and Rakhine states, a UN human rights report on freedom of expression in the country finds.

August 27, 2018
August 27, 2018

UN probe report outlines atrocities of armed forces against Rohingyas

An independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar formed by the UN Human Rights Council outlines in its report four key common characteristics of the operations of the armed forces of Myanmar in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan States.

October 19, 2017
October 19, 2017

Another UN report shelved

Only a few weeks after it was revealed that the UN had suppressed a report highly critical of the conditions in Rakhine State, we find out that a UN World Food Programme report on hunger and starvation of the Rohingyas had also been shelved.