Human Rights

Odhikar wins Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award
Bangladesh

Odhikar wins Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award

US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller at a press briefing yesterday (18 November). Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

US wants human rights respected in Bangladesh: Spokesperson Miller

The limitations of international human rights regulations
Thoughts

The limitations of international human rights regulations

Home Affair Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury held a meeting with a five-member delegation led by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk at his office today (29 October). Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Human rights situation much better in Bangladesh than many countries: Home adviser

US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

US says no excuse for violence in Bangladesh, those responsible should be held accountable

A file photo of US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller at a media briefing. Photo: Screengrab
Bangladesh

Hold accountable those responsible for rights violations in past few months in Bangladesh: US

Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. File Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Bangladesh committed to upholding human rights, freedom of speech: CA

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council. Photo: OHCHR
Bangladesh

Bangladesh student movement carried human rights as its torch: UN rights chief

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Bangladesh signs UN treaty on protection against enforced disappearances

Syeda Rizwana Hasan meets a delegation led by Rory Mungoven, head of the Asia-Pacific Division of the United Nations Human Rights Organization, at her office in the Bangladesh Secretariat on 27 Aug. Photo: UNB
Environment

Env adviser, UN discuss advancing human rights in Bangladesh

Mahbul Haque, secretary general of the HRDC. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

HRDC calls for immediate end to torture, violence against student protesters

Job aspirants talk with a hiring agent outside the Foxconn factory, where workers assemble iPhones for Apple, in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, India, April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Palani Kumar
South Asia

India human rights body says Reuters story on Foxconn hiring raises discrimination concerns

Speakers at a 10th Human Rights Conference – 2024, organised by the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) at the capital’s Bishwo Shahitto Kendro today (27 June). Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Rights activists express concern over human rights situation in Bangladesh