President Donald Trump offered a dramatic, if legally dubious, promise in a new interview to unilaterally end birthright citizenship, ratcheting up his hardline immigration rhetoric with a week to go before critical midterm elections.
Category: Human rights
No bar to give Charitable Trust case verdict sans Khaleda
Dhaka, Oct 29 –The Appellate Division of the BD Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way to give a verdict in Zia Charitable Trust graft case in absence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
অবিলম্বে গণস্বাস্থ্য কেন্দ্রে হামলাকারীদের বিচার-শাস্তি দাবী
দেশের ৪৩ জন শীর্ষস্থানীয় বুদ্ধিজীবি গতকাল রোব্বার, ২৮ অক্টোবর ২০১৮ অবিলম্বে গণস্বাস্থ্য কেন্দ্রে হামলাকারীদের বিচার, গ্রেফতার ও শাস্তি দাবী করেছেন। বিবৃতিতে তাঁরা বলেন, আমরা গভীর উদ্বেগের সাথে লক্ষ করছি যে মুক্তিযোদ্ধা, গণস্বাস্থ্য কেন্দ্রের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা ও বুদ্ধিজীবি ডা. জাফরউল্লাহ্ চৌধুরীকে হয়রানি…
An ounce of democracy
As the old adage goes: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Nowhere is this more appropriate than when it comes to conflict. Violent conflict causes not only human suffering and destruction but robs entire societies of…
With poor human rights record, repatriation not possible
Policies that allow for impunity, genocide, and apartheid are “intolerable” and make repatriation of Rohingya refugees impossible, say United Nations investigators.
Kashmir’s fisherwomen live between hope and despair
Much has changed since Rahti Begum, a fisherwoman in Kashmir, now in her late 60s, first began wandering the streets with a bucketful of fish on her head. She was 17 when her father roped her into the business that…
Unaddressed domestic violence puts women at risk in Russia
Philippa H Stewart, Senior Media Officer Domestic violence was already pervasive in Russia. Then in February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members. Some took this as confirmation that beating their wives is acceptable. Yulia Gorbunova spoke to…
Digital Security Act to check ‘yellow journalism’: Inu
Dhaka, Oct 25 – Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday told parliament that the Digital Security Act-2018 has been enacted so that the media can run news based on facts as their obligation instead of indulging in ‘yellow journalism’.
Jamal Khashoggi’s murder ‘premeditated’ – Saudi prosecutor
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was “premeditated”, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor has been quoted as saying by Saudi state media.
162 political leaders of Rangpur stand together for peace
Rangpur, October 23 – A total of 162 political leaders from Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party (JP) Rangpur Division came on one platform in Rangpur on Tuesday and pledged for nonviolent and peaceful elections.
Barrister Mainul Hosein arrested in defamation case
Dhaka, Oct 22 – A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police on Monday night arrested former caretaker government adviser Mainul Hosein in a defamation case filed in Rangpur district.
Secure people’s right to water
Dhaka, Oct 19 – Kazi Reajul Huq, chairman, Bangladesh Human Rights Commission on Thursday called for safeguarding the people’s right to water as a basic right.
Israeli rights group criticizes oppression of Palestinians
United Nations, Oct 19 (AP/UNB) — The head of Israel’s leading human rights group strongly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government during a contentious U.N. Security Council meeting on Thursday for what he called its “supremacy and oppression” of the…
Photographers push for Shahidul Alam’s release
Some 50 local photographers on Tuesday demanded unconditional release of internationally renowned photographer Shahidul Alam.
That single line of blood: Nassir al-Mosabeh, Md al-Durrah
By Dr Ramzy Baroud As the frail body of 12-year-old Nassir Al-Mosabeh fell to the ground on Friday, September 28, history was repeating itself in a most tragic way.
EU wants Bangladesh to abolish capital punishment
The European Union (EU) has called on Bangladesh authorities to introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step towards abolition of capital punishment.
Govt briefs diplomats on Digital Security Act
The government on Sunday briefed the foreign diplomats on the newly enacted Digital Security Act- 2018 amid calls from various sections for amendment to some of its sections.
Editors want Digital Security Act modifies in 9 Sections
Dhaka, Oct 13 – The Editors’ Council will form a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club on October 15, demanding amendments to nine sections of the recently passed Digital Security Act, 2018.
Bangladesh becomes UNHRC member
Bangladesh has been elected a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the next three years in an election that took place in New York on Friday.
Aug 21 case verdict: BNP announces 2-day programme
Associate bodies to demonstrate for 5 days Dhaka, Oct 10 – BNP on Wednesday announced a two-day countrywide programme, including demonstrations and black-flag processions, protesting the verdict in the August 21 grenade attack cases that convicted a number of party…
PM urges media to perform social responsibilities
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the media to perform their social responsibilities alongside their business to help build a good society.
UN rights body calls Dhaka to revise Digital Security Act
Dhaka, Oct 9 – UN Human Rights body has called on Bangladesh to urgently revise the Digital Security Act, to ensure that it is in line with international human rights law.
HC grants bail to CU teachers in ICT case
Dhaka, Oct 9 – The High Court on Tuesday granted ad interim bail for six months to Chittagong University teacher Maidul Islam in a case filed under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act on July 24.
Reporter Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul
Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist whose writings had jabbed his country’s leaders, seemed at ease in the days before he disappeared after visiting Saudi Arabia’s Consulate here, unconcerned about being tracked by government spies and peripatetic, as always, despite battling…
Freedom of expression important benchmark for HR in society
Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh Dr Rene Holenstein on Sunday said freedom of expression and press freedom are important benchmarks for human rights in any society.
G20 Women’s Summit pushes for rural women’s rights
Rural women play a key role in food production, but face discrimination when it comes to access to land or are subjected to child marriage, the so-called affinity group on gender parity within the G20 concluded during a meeting in…
250 political leaders of Ctg pledge to win with peace
Chittagong, Oct 5 – A total of 250 political leaders from the Bangladesh Awami League (AL), the Bangladesh Nationali st Party (BNP) and the Jatiya Party of Chittagong Division came to one platform in Chittagong Thursday to pledge for nonviolent…
7 Rohingyas deported from India to Myanmar
The Indian government has deported seven ethnic Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, where they are at grave risk of abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. The Indian foreign ministry said that on October 4, 2018, Indian authorities handed over the men…
SC rejects appeal against Shahidul Alam’s Division
Dhaka, Oct 4 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Thursday (Thursday) upheld a High Court order on allowing the first-class division to noted photographer Dr Shahidul Alam in the jail. The Appellate Division also rejected the leave to…
The US detention of children is only getting worse
Images of children sitting alone in chain-link cages, recordings of their frightened cries, and officials’ mocking reactions generated outrage across the country this summer. The Trump Administration responded by reversing its policy of forcibly separating immigrant families at the border—but…