01/26/2022

Human Rights Sanctions On Bangladesh —A Prediction Or A Warning?

For the US, the question is how to be aggressive enough to keep some democratic alleys open for the future. William B Milam Curtesy: FridayTimes As […]
12/18/2021

How Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act Is Creating a Culture of Fear

The Bangladeshi government has used a vaguely worded law on digital security to crack down on its critics and dispel online dissent. Author and social activist […]
12/18/2021

US Treasury Sanctions Perpetrators of Serious Human Rights Abuse

WASHINGTON — Today (December 10, 2021), on International Human Rights Day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating 15 […]
03/22/2023

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 […]
03/17/2023

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 […]
03/17/2023

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 […]
03/16/2023

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 […]
03/16/2023

Pakistan’s human rights record slammed

Pakistan’s human rights record slammed By AmnestyAhead of Pakistan’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 30 January, Rimmel Mohydin, regional campaigner at Amnesty International, said: “Pakistan’s […]
03/16/2023

Bangladesh’s shutting down of top opposition newspaper triggers concern

Bangladesh’s shutting down of top opposition newspaper triggers concern Bangladesh authorities forced to stop publication of the country’s main opposition newspaper on February 19 after a […]
03/16/2023

DSA is a government tool used to silence journalists in Bangladesh

DSA is a government tool used to silence journalists in Bangladesh South Asia Perspectives panel discussion meeting on Dissent Criminalized: The State of Free Speech in […]
01/19/2023

LU’S VISIT : OLD MESSAGE, ONLY LOUDER

Lu’s visit: Old message, only louder Ali Riaz US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Donald Lu’s two-day visit to Dhaka has drawn significant attention […]
01/12/2023

Donors Raise Concerns Over Shrinking Civic Space, Crackdown On Critics: HRW

DONORS RAISE CONCERNS OVER SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE, CRACKDOWN ON CRITICS: HRW Members of the Special Security Force “Rapid Action Battalion” (RAB) are deployed during the celebration […]