Imminent Human Rights concerns cast shadow as Bangladesh gears up for next National Election
Imminent Human Rights concerns cast shadow as Bangladesh gears up for next National Election Leading experts on human rights in Bangladesh are seeing a host of challenges regarding rapid deterioration of human rights protection in the country ahead of the national elections due in early 2024. The major challenges include compromised judiciary, biased security forces, […]
Sri Lanka’s Panopticon: Closing the Political Space for Economic Stability
Sri Lanka’s Panopticon: Closing the Political Space for Economic Stability A report titled Mass Graves and Failed Exhumations in Sri Lanka authored by the Centre for Human Rights Development (CHRD), Families of the Disappeared (FOD), International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) and Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) was released in June 2023. During […]
Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh is under serious threat
Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh is under serious threat In a panel discussion entitled “Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh and Future Challenges,” organized sponsored by the Washington-based rights organization ‘Right to Freedom,’ on May 16, experts and journalistsparticipants emphasized the inseparable link between freedom of expression and political change in the country. The event shed […]
R2F Panel Discussion on Challenges of Democracy in Bangladesh
Regional politics, looming economic challenges and Biden Administration human rights policy put pressure on Awami League in run-up to national elections Panelists at a recent discussion titled ‘Challenges of Democracy in Bangladesh’ organized by Washington-based rights organization Right to Freedom, (R2F) highlighted the increasing pressure on the Awami League government ahead of national elections in […]
Statement on US Visa Policy to Promote Democratic Elections in Bangladesh
Statement on US Visa Policy to Promote Democratic Elections in Bangladesh Right to Freedom welcomes the U.S. Department of State’s announcement of a new visa policy to promote democratic elections in Bangladesh. We endorse efforts such as those announced today by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to support those seeking to advance democracy and hold […]
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bangladesh’s constitution provides for a parliamentary form of government that consolidates most power in the Office of the Prime Minister. In a December 2018 parliamentary election, Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party won a third consecutive five-year term that kept her in office as […]
Why do the Lights in Pakistan Keep Going Out
Why do the Lights in Pakistan Keep Going Out- By WILLIAM B. MILAM The question in the title of this article has landed again in our inboxes and our consciences by the power outage throughout the entirety of Pakistan on Monday, January 23. In some parts of the country, the blackout lasted into Tuesday and […]
US Shouldn’t Ignore India’s Assault On Freedoms
US Shouldn’t Ignore India’s Assault On Freedoms- By SARITA PANDEY Two unprecedented events took place in India on this Valentine’s Day. First, taxmen raided the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in New Delhi and Mumbai. And second, Air India, the state-owned airline privatized 16 months ago, ordered 220 aircraft worth $34 billion from Boeing in the […]
National Press Club Urges India’s Government to Rescind Ban on BBC Documentary
National Press Club Urges India’s Government to Rescind Ban on BBC Documentary Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the decision by the government of India to censor the airing of a BBC news documentary probing the […]
Pakistan’s human rights record slammed
Pakistan’s human rights record slammed By Amnesty Ahead of Pakistan’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 30 January, Rimmel Mohydin, regional campaigner at Amnesty International, said: “Pakistan’s fourth UPR arrives at a tumultuous time for human rights in Pakistan, with political upheaval, economic instability, climate crisis, and an oppressed civil society enabling the environment for […]