Human Rights in the World
BANGLADESH: CPJ urges Bangladesh to protect journalists as protests oust PM Hasina CPJ (05.08.2024) – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the latest attacks on dozens of journalists covering anti-government protests in Bangladesh and calls on the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BANGLADESH: Proposal for blasphemy law raises eyebrows in Bangladesh Hardline Islamic groups and political parties have been demanding a blasphemy law for years UCA News (22.03.2024) – Two judges of the Bangladesh High Court have triggered a national debate with...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BANGLADESH: Tension rising in the country ahead of major Hindu festival The ruling Awami League is no longer a secular party that protects minorities, Hindu leaders allege By Emran Hossain UCA News (16.10.2023) – Tension ran high in Muslim-majority Bangladesh...
Human Rights in the World
The Bangladesh Genocide, an issue for the EU Member States On 3 July, MEP Fulvio Martusciello (Christian Democrat) hosted a conference about the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide with a number of experts. I was invited as a guest speaker and presented an introductory paper...
Human Rights in the World
The 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh: still unacknowledged, says a new documentary 3,000,000 people killed, 400,000 women raped, tens of thousands abducted, 43,000 who were girls at the time still missing. Global Human Rights Defence’s movie calls for justice. By Marco...
