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Human rights in Bangladesh are enshrined as in Part III of the However, constitutional and legal experts believe many of the country’s laws require reform to enforce fundamental rights and reflect democratic values of the 21st century. In 2022, Freedom House rated Bangladesh’s human rights at 37 out 100 (partly free). Overview Reforms were proposed in…
24 January 2024 UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Bangladesh to undertake key reforms to reverse “repressive trends” and restore dialogue. The appointed experts’ call follows on from the election victory of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this month, who secured a controversial fourth term with the main opposition party deciding…
On Monday, 03 June 2024, a protest meeting was organized in a hall room in East London by the initiative of UK-based human rights organization Stand for Bangladesh to demand justice for the continued corruption and extreme human rights violations of the ministers, MPs, bureaucrats and law enforcement forces of the dummy government of Bangladesh….
The news reported by Samakal on Friday is quite alarming, saying that the pharmaceutical industry stakeholders are taking action to increase the price of medicine again. According to reports, there was a hint in this regard at a press conference convened by the pharmaceutical industry association in the capital on Thursday. Moreover, at the beginning…
The suicide of a housewife who was gang-raped for two months in Kurigram’s Rajivpur proved once again that no matter how much the constitution guarantees justice to all citizens; The reality is completely different at least for the marginalized people of the society. Samakal’s report on Sunday said that due to failure to pay only…
The United States is the largest single provider of humanitarian assistance worldwide. Total U.S. humanitarian assistance worldwide was nearly $13 billion in fiscal year 2021, including funding from the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. The primary goal of U.S. humanitarian assistance…
The protection of fundamental human rights was a foundation stone in the establishment of the United States over 200 years ago. Since then, a central goal of U.S. foreign policy has been the promotion of respect for human rights, as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Supporting democracy not only promotes such fundamental…
Human rights are inherent to us all, regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status… Human rights are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings – they are not granted by any state. These universal rights are inherent to us all, regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic…
“Together, let’s rejuvenate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, demonstrate how it can meet the needs of our time AND advance its promise of freedom, equality and justice for all”. Pledges for Human Rights There were more than 286 pledges made from 150 Member States, NGOs, businesses and UN entities on a wide range of…
