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...
Human Rights in the World
A cause whose time has come: Recognition of the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide On 3 July, the European Parliament hosted an event entitled ‘The Forgotten Genocide: Bangladesh 1971’ but the mood of the meeting was that the true nature of the atrocities committed by the...
