UN, Bangladesh and human rights

U.N. agency details 'serious human rights violations' in Bangladesh protests repression
Bangladesh's former government systematically committed "serious human rights violations" against student-led protesters, with up to 1,400 people killed and thousands of others injured, the U.N. Human
Human rights violations ongoing even during interim government's tenure: UN Report
Divided into two broad sections, the human rights violations during the interim government’s tenure include revenge abuses targeting police, Awami League and the media and abuses against members of distinct religious and indigenous groups,
UN reports grave rights violations in Bangladesh protest response
Officials from Bangladesh's former government and security apparatus systematically committed serious human rights violations against protesters staging mass demonstrations last summer, the U.N. human rights chief said on Wednesday.
Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against humanity, UN says
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her government tried to cling on to power using systematic, deadly violence against protesters that could amount to "crimes against humanity", the UN has said.
UN Rights Chief: Bangladeshi Gov't Suspected of Rights Violations in Protest Response
The UN's human rights chief said on Wednesday there are reasonable grounds to believe officials of the former government of Bangladesh and security apparatus committed serious human rights violations against anti-government protesters last summer.
UN: Up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh protests crackdown
The UN human rights chief says officials from former PM Sheikh Hasina's government and security services committed serious human rights violations. He said crimes against humanity may have been carried out.
UN report observes former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina-led govt committed 'serious human rights violations' to remain in power
Bangladesh's former Government led by ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and security and intelligence services, alongside violent elements associated with the Awami League party, systematically engaged in a range of serious human rights violations during last year's student-led protests,
Repatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it's human rights. An archaeologist describes that lesson
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Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh's interim govt to uphold impartiality in law enforcement
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights body, has called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure ...
Thailand receives hundreds of human trafficking victims held at Myanmar scam centers
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Fired Ulster County human rights director reappointed to commission
Wilson was dismissed in 2023 for offensive comments about religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender. The Ulster ...
What is the U.N. Human Rights Council, from which Trump has withdrawn?
Trump signed an order withdrawing the U.S. from the UNHRC, a 47-member international institution tasked with improving human ...
What is the U.N. Human Rights Council, from which Trump is set to withdraw?
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Trump announces withdrawal from UN human rights body and halt to funding for Palestinian refugees
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European Human Rights Court To Examine ‘Pushbacks’ To Belarus
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Trump cuts US off from UN Human Rights Council, bans UNRWA funding
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday ceasing U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council and ...
Pakistan’s favorable trade status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom, EU says
The European Union has warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the ...