One hundred and forty scholars, writers and public intellectuals from across the globe in an open letter to the United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk have requested immediate action against continuing violence, intimidation, and repression in Bangladesh. “Please find a petition on behalf of more than 140 scholars, writers, and public intellectuals to […]
Former Biden administration officials on Tuesday sharply criticized its Gaza policy, arguing that the continued supply of weapons to Israel is not only “morally reprehensible” but also a violation of U.S. and international law. In a joint statement, 12 officials who’ve resigned in protest in the last nine months set forth a list of recommendations and urged their former colleagues […]
The US State Department published its annual Country Report on the Human Rights Practices in Bangladesh on April 22, 2024. It recounted the political situation in 2023 at length, citing individual cases of serious wrongdoings. The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry, as usual, dismissed the report to be based on “unfounded allegations.” Deplorable Human Rights The country […]
The so-called election that was held in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024 was a blatant farce, in which only the ruling party, its allies, and independents, mostly as dummies of the ruling party, participated. The opposition boycotted, or were compelled to boycott, marking a grave abuse of human rights and democracy by the autocratic regime. […]
The Coalition for Human Rights & Democracy in Bangladesh (CHRD Bangladesh) urges an urgent ceasefire of the devastating Israeli war against the Palestinians in the tiny Gaza Strip. CHRD Bangladesh also requests all parties, including the United States and the United Nations, to seriously engage in finding a lasting solution to the decades-old crisis that […]
Regardless of how the current war ends, October 7 marks the day the people of Gaza rose up and inflicted defeat upon the world’s largest superpower, through wounding their captors. Despite possessing a fraction of the military capabilities, the Palestinians pulled off the impossible, re-igniting their cause, dismantling the US Biden administration’s West Asia policy […]
International rights, justice, humanitarian and social groups keep hammering the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh to stop victimizing political opponents and ensuring compliance with the acceptable standards of human rights, democracy, justice and good governance. The regime remains defiant however and continues its autocratic ways to forcibly stick to power. A few […]
In the midst of confronting dire political crises in Bangladesh, it is a calling for all patriotic forces to stand up defending their motherland. The very sovereignty and freedom of the country stands at a high stake from the defeating fascist fit, where even a simple criticism is not tolerated. The Digital Security Act (DSA) […]