report in The Daily Star, July 14, 2023US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has wanted to know from the civil society leaders about the protection of human rights defenders and trade union leaders. She also wanted to know about the security and protection of the ethnic minorities in the Chattogram Hill Tracts. The issues were discussed during a meeting of Uzra Zeya with five civil society and trade union…
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report in The Daily Star June 29, 2023Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh would get good news on human rights issues soon. “The United States is a friend of Bangladesh. They also want to strengthen relations with us. Bangladesh also believes in a balanced foreign policy to improve relations with all countries,” he told reporters at his Sylhet house. Momen said they are looking into the wrong information presented in the US…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, June 19, 2023 at 9:05 PMThe participants of the “1st Meeting – 53rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council,” in Geneva expressed concerns about the human rights situation in Afghanistan. The UN Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur for Afghan human rights, Richard Bennett, told the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva that the Afghan “de facto authorities must be required to comply with the international human rights…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi IN Khaama Press, June 6, 2023A considerable number of exiled Afghan prosecutors and lawmakers on Monday gathered in Islamabad and urged the international community to help them resettle because they have fought criminals and sacrificed the most to protect democracy and human rights values over the past two decades in Afghanistan. On May 5, these exiled prosecutors, lawmakers and civil society activists peacefully protested in Afghanistan Hotel in the capital city of…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, June 05, 2023As the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives starts the process of finalising the bill to amend the transitional justice Act, conflict victims are demanding clear assurances against amnesty in serious human rights violations. The bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act registered in the lower house in March is under consideration in Parliament. On May…
By Banafsha Binesh in Tolo News, June 3, 2023 at 8:59 PM The second Central Asia-European Union leaders’ meeting’s participants expressed concern about the situation in Afghanistan in their closing statement, while also highlighting the stability and growth of this country. Speaking at the meeting, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, called for the establishment of inclusive government, respect for human rights, especially the right to education and work for women and girls in…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, June 01, 2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.Over eight months after the federal parliament endorsed the amendment bill on the Citizenship Act for the second time, President Ramchandra Paudel on Wednesday authenticated the bill—the same one that his predecessor twice refused to authenticate. Paudel decided to authenticate the bill after repeated requests from the government followed by a series of consultations with…
AFP report, April 27, 2023 The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island’s long civil war. A Sri Lankan investigation accused former navy chief Wasantha Karannagoda, among others, of abducting teenage children of wealthy families and killing them after extorting money. Authorities in 2021 dropped charges, prompting an outcry from human rights groups, and he…
report in Prothom Alo, Apr 22, 2023The United States has said as Bangladesh moves to graduate from a least developed country to a middle-income country in 2026, more will be expected of it on labour rights, as well human rights and good governance. “Strong labour laws and their implementation are needed to provide US companies and investors with assurances that Bangladesh is a stable and predictable environment and can create greater economic opportunities for both…
by Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press, Mar 6, 2023Amnesty International on Sunday asked the United Nations Human Right Council to create an independent fact-finding mechanism to investigate the violations and abuses committed by the caretaker regime in Afghanistan. To support the victims, the evidence against human rights violations must be gathered, and provided at the international level, according to Amnesty International. Amnesty International, in its statement, has highlighted killings, arbitrary detentions, and violations against ordinary…
report in Daily Times, Feb 3, 2023Pakistan has called for continued “engagement” with the Taliban government in a bid to develop guidelines on human rights, especially women’s rights, in Afghanistan that will conform more closely to the international community’s wishes, saying the old approach of using financial pressure to achieve the objective is not working. “Pakistan and the Islamic countries in the region are working towards that objective of promoting women’s rights,” Ambassador Munir Akram…