Human Rights

Human Rights

US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller. Photo: Collected

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

"We have made clear that there’s no excuse for violence, either conducted against those conducting peaceful protests or conducted by those protesting, and anyone responsible for violence...

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

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

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. File Photo: Collected

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

Illustration: TBS

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

Env adviser, UN discuss advancing human rights in Bangladesh

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

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

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

Rights activists express concern over human rights situation in Bangladesh

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat. File Photo: PID

Prove human rights commitment airing Gaza documentary, Arafat urges DW

EU directive mandates corporate accountability for human rights in supply chains: HRW

EU directive mandates corporate accountability for human rights in supply chains: HRW

Former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud. File Photo: UNB

US, Europe need to do more to protect human rights of citizens: Hasan

Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed speaks at Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) annual conference being held on 6 to 8 May 2024. Photo: UNB

NHRC chairman advocates for human rights as a pillar of CSR at global conference