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Steady pursuit of justice and freedom in Bangladesh    

Last week, at the invitation of my friend Muhammad Yunus, I traveled to Bangladesh, a truly humbling and inspiring experience. I met so many incredible people struggling to improve their country and their lives. I wrote a letter to my daughters about my travels, which follows: Dear Cara, Mariah and Michaela, [caption id="attachment_7748" align="alignleft" width="300"]Ms Kennedy with Grameenwomen Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center (third from right), with Grameen Bank members.[/caption] ...

Adilur selected for Kennedy Human Rights Award

Adilur Rahman Khan, a leading human rights lawyer from Bangladesh, has been selected as the honoree for the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, now in its 31st year. The award recognizes his courageous work uncovering the most serious human rights violations in Bangladesh and initiates a partnership to support his efforts to promote and safeguard human rights. “From exposing the government’s role in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings to successfully campaigning for Bangladesh’s first law against torture, Adil has courageously fought to protect human rights, even in the face of grave personal danger,” said Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. “We are inspired and humbled by his work protecting peace an...

Crowdsourcing to help Bangladesh’s blind pupils

A Facebook group is helping thousands of blind school children in Bangladesh continue their education. DW honored the project known as Bangla Braille with its Best Innovation award as part of the Bobs. Bangladesh, a country of about 160 million people ranked among the world's least developed by the UN, has earned international recognition for providing all school children with textbooks without cost. Most of the students get their books at the beginning of the school year. But for visually impaired students, things are different. BlindIn most cas...

Human rights ‘no priority to Hasina government’  

More than five months after the recent general election, the human rights situation in Bangladesh is deteriorating. HRW's Brad Adams tells DW the lack of rule of law is hindering the work of rights groups in the country. The deteriorating state of human rights in the South Asian nation has drawn widespread attention across the world over the past couple of years. Many international rights groups have long been expressing concern and demanding the government in Dhaka to take steps to improve the situation. human rights Bangladesh

Poverty, illiteracy leading causes of child trafficking in Bangladesh

Poverty, illiteracy and disinformation are the main factors that fuel human trafficking, especially children and women, in Bangladesh, this according to local (World Vision Bangladesh, Bangladesh Sishu Adhkur Foundation) and international (Terre des Hommes Netherlands) NGOs, who organised a seminar in Dhaka to take stock of the situation and develop new strategies to combat this phenomenon. child trafficking Southern Bangladesh is where human trafficking is most prevalent and where NGOs are most active. Here "Most of the chil...

Judiciary undermines its own independence in Bangladesh: ALRC

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has wished to bring the status of the judiciary and legal profession of Bangladesh to the attention of the UN Human Rights Council. ALRC says, Bangladesh has been Member of the Human Rights Council virtually since its formation. The country has been party to two international Covenants and eight Conventions. Being a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Bangladesh is obliged to ensure the independence of the judiciary. It is mandatory for Bangladesh to take administrative, legislative, and judicial measures to implement the rights enshrined in the ICCPR.
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