Human Rights

Logo of Amnesty International. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

UN must hold Bangladesh accountable for gross violations of human rights: Amnesty

The UN Human Rights Council’s UPR offers an opportunity to review the human rights record of all UN Member States once every four years.

UN review on human rights on 13 Nov: Bangladesh govt prepares to highlight efforts
Bangladesh

UN review on human rights on 13 Nov: Bangladesh govt prepares to highlight efforts

Migrant workers gather at the compound of their dormitory for a document check, during a joint operation by the Department of Labour and several other Malaysian government agencies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 17 March 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
Migration

Malaysia pledges action on plight of stranded Bangladeshi workers

Some powerful countries using human rights, democracy, elections as tool of exploitation: Momen
Bangladesh

Some powerful countries using human rights, democracy, elections as tool of exploitation: Momen

Palestinians search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house during the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Hamas-Israel war

Chinese Mideast envoy calls for rights guarantees for Palestinians

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas. TBS Sketch
Bangladesh

Peter Haas applauds Bangladesh's vision of a 'free, open, peaceful, secure, and inclusive Indo-Pacific'

US imposes visa restrictions on more Nicaraguan officials over human rights
World+Biz

US imposes visa restrictions on more Nicaraguan officials over human rights

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES
World+Biz

Over 220 people, 25 organisations worldwide face reprisals for cooperating with UN on human rights: Report

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES
World+Biz

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly deteriorated' since war - UN expert

France, Germany ‘regret Bangladeshi court's decision on Adilur, Nasiruddin’: Joint Statement
Bangladesh

France, Germany ‘regret Bangladeshi court's decision on Adilur, Nasiruddin’: Joint Statement

Utterly disappointed: Bangladesh denounces EU resolution
Bangladesh

Utterly disappointed: Bangladesh denounces EU resolution

Logo of Amnesty International. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Amnesty urges authorities for Odhikar leaders' immediate release 

A European Union flag flutters outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, February 1, 2023 REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Bangladesh

EU Parliament proposes resolution seeking Bangladesh govt's guarantee for free, fair election