The Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) held its 11th annual Human Rights Conference on Saturday under the theme "Restore ...

Dhaka University students, under the banner of Bikkhubdho Shikkharthibrindo (Agitated Students), held a demonstration at the ...

Law Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Saturday said upholding human rights in Bangladesh is not possible without addressing the longstanding issues within the three key organs of the state -- the ...

This kind of push-ins by India was last observed around 2002-2003, when the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was in ...

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemns HRW report on BJP-led states targeting Bengali-speaking Indians, calls for action.

Political parties reached consensus on the proposal to form an independent police commission to ensure that the police as a ...

Rights-based advocacy organisation VOICE hosted a day-long capacity development workshop on digital safety and security, freedom of expression online, and the impact of internet shutdowns today at the ...

The climate-vulnerable South Asian nation has been continuously thwarted by socioeconomic instability. What will it mean if ...

The rights of nature is one of the fastest-growing environmental legal strategies of the past decade. Since Ecuador recognized the rights of Pachamama, the Quechua name for Mother Earth, in its ...

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Every day, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is supposed to stand up for people who've lost everything, families caught in war, hunger, or oppression. Yet, ...

As the International Court of Justice delivers its advisory opinion on the obligations of states regarding climate change on ...