Tag:Human Rights

The decision to open the door to external payment of fines is a pragmatic acknowledgement that not every person currently incarcerated needs to remain there.

The bill’s first reading in Parliament marks only the start of a legislative process that will face intense domestic and international scrutiny. Civil-society organisations, legal professionals and minority communities are expected to press for substantial revisions.

Judges determined there are reasonable grounds to believe the four ordered, induced or solicited the crime against humanity of persecution on gender and political grounds.

For the thousands still waiting, progress measured in interviews completed or payments disbursed feels painfully slow.

The experts concluded that the cycle of protest and crackdown is not an aberration but a structural feature of a military-dominated state that cannot negotiate with its own citizens.

Extreme heat has become a growing public emergency, depriving people of basic necessities and threatening their right to live in a healthy, safe, and dignified environment.

If effectively implemented, the National Preventive Mechanism Division could become a cornerstone of accountability in Bangladesh's justice system.

The UN experts concluded that ending forced conversions and child marriages is essential for safeguarding human rights and ensuring equal protection under the law for all citizens, regardless of religion.