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ED: Don’t backslide on curbing child...

ED: Don’t backslide on curbing child...

Editorial

Sun, Aug 8 2021

All of this amounts to a grave violations of human rights

Israel strikes Gaza after incendiary...

Israel strikes Gaza after incendiary...

Middle East

Mon, Jul 26 2021

Gaza fishing zone slashed by half by Israeli military

ED: When it comes to stopping human...

ED: When it comes to stopping human...

Editorial

Sun, Jul 4 2021

Oftentimes, this progress is limited to a handful of remarkable cases and does not bring a systemic change...

UN: Myanmar violence escalating, creating...

UN: Myanmar violence escalating, creating...

South-East Asia

Fri, Jun 11 2021

Many protestors across the country have formed Anti-Junta defence force to fight against military...

Amnesty: Fourteen killed at religious...

Amnesty: Fourteen killed at religious...

Africa

Thu, Feb 25 2021

Video evidence showed as many as 14 bodies, some not wearing military clothes, and including a woman...

OP-ED: Stand by them

OP-ED: Stand by them

Katja Lorenz

Mon, Feb 15 2021

Victims of sexual and gender-based violence should be granted access to services and support

ED: Holding brick kiln owners...

ED: Holding brick kiln owners...

Editorial

Sun, Feb 14 2021

The government needs to put a stop to their unethical and illegals methods of doing business

OP-ED: All the children born of...

OP-ED: All the children born of...

Naureen Rahim

Fri, Dec 11 2020

The war babies of 1971 are still without a support system

ED: The world must keep the pressure...

ED: The world must keep the pressure...

Editorial

Tue, Nov 10 2020

Repatriation needs to happen at some point, with international observers allowed within Myanmar

Kazakhs despair for relatives missing...

Kazakhs despair for relatives missing...

Central Asia

Fri, Oct 23 2020

Beijing has robustly defended its policies in the Xinjiang region where Muslims from Turkic speaking...

ED: Not nearly enough

ED: Not nearly enough

Editorial

Sun, Oct 18 2020

Providing for the Rohingya is not the long-term viable solution

OP-ED: Total breakdown of law and...

OP-ED: Total breakdown of law and...

Saleem Samad

Mon, Sep 14 2020

Jammu and Kashmir continues to face violations of human rights and free speech

321 NGOs urge UN to probe China rights...

321 NGOs urge UN to probe China rights...

East Asia

Wed, Sep 9 2020

The June statement had highlighted rights violations in Hong Kong, Tibet and against the majority-Muslim...

OP-ED: Living with your rapist

OP-ED: Living with your rapist

Md Fahmedul Islam Dewan

Thu, Aug 27 2020

During the pandemic, we cannot afford to ignore the evils of sexual violence

Ain O Salish Kendra concerned over Minister...

Ain O Salish Kendra concerned over Minister...

Law & Rights

Wed, Jan 3 2018

The rights watchdog termed the remark unacceptable and contrary to law, and basic principle of human...

UN rights chief slams 'peddling of fear'...

UN rights chief slams 'peddling of fear'...

World

Tue, Dec 19 2017

In an interview with AFP, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein warned of a general...

A tainted legacy

A tainted legacy

Mehedi Hassan

Tue, Sep 19 2017

Aung San Suu Kyi has failed to do, or say, the right thing

US: Extrajudicial killings a major rights...

US: Extrajudicial killings a major rights...

Bangladesh

Sat, Mar 4 2017

A report claims that the Bangladeshi government has used counter-terrorism efforts to justify restrictions...

Badal comes down heavily on HRW, US...

Badal comes down heavily on HRW, US...

Politics

Wed, Mar 1 2017

Badal urged HRW to assess Bangladesh's judiciary, flow of information and anti-graft activities, before...

Man disappears from police custody,...

Man disappears from police custody,...

Nation

Wed, Jan 4 2017

Homoeophath Sheikh Mokhlesur Rahman Jonny disappeared in Satkhira after police arrested him, but they...

India records huge spike in 'honour...

India records huge spike in 'honour...

South Asia

Fri, Dec 9 2016

Indian police registered 251 cases of honour killing in 2015, compared with just 28 a year earlier when...