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Human rights
Human rightsFree speech highly controlled on plea of COVID-19 in Bangladesh: HRW
Bangladesh doubled down on an authoritarian crackdown on free speech, arresting critics, and censoring media. The Awami League-led government used the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to carry out its ...
Saudi court jails women’s rights activist
The verdict and sentence pose a challenge to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s relationship with US president-elect Joe Biden, who has criticised Riyadh’s human rights record
Rohingya Crisis
‘What choice do we have?’
Stay in a squalid refugee camp -- hopeless, starving, and made to feel a burden -- or leave, risking death, rape, human trafficking and months at sea to reach a husband you’ve never met
Bangladesh, Turkey show real leadership in dealing with refugees: Turkish ambassador
Turkish ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan has said that prime minister Sheikh Hasina has demonstrated true leadership by allowing shelter to over 700,000 Rohingyas with a decent living ...
New report reveals extreme traumatic stress among Rohingya genocide survivors
The trauma symptoms experienced by a majority of Rohingya are indicative of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a serious mental-health condition that can interfere with leading a constructive life
A democracy to speak, or not to speak
In the past, if the people lost their trust in the government, they would turn to the opposition. But now they are unable to have confidence in anyone
Rohingya crisis: Canada ready to intervene jointly with Netherlands
Canada has played a key role in the passing of several resolutions before the United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, and worked to establish the Independent Investigative ...
Interview: Jyotirmoy Barua
‘Freedom of speech curbed further during corona times’
Jyotirmoy Barua, lawyer at the Supreme Court, speaks in an interview with Prothom Alo about the human rights situation in the country and legal recourse for the people.
Images of police beating Black man shameful for France: Macron
The beating inside the entrance of a building was captured on closed circuit television and mobile phone footage, which has circulated widely online and has made headlines around Europe
Why so hesitant to condemn Myanmar?
A close study reveals the position of most of the countries remained unchanged over time. The nine countries that voted against the resolution are Belarus, Cambodia, China, Laos, Philippines, Russia, ...
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