Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the concern and confusion over section 57 of the ICT Act will be removed in the proposed Digital Security Act. He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after a meeting…
Category: Human rights
World Press Freedom Day but hundreds of journos in jail
For decades if not longer, repressive leaders around the world have defended restrictions on freedom of the press by citing examples of Western governments failing to live by their own professed standards. So when, in late-2016, Canadian photojournalist Ed Ou…
World Press Freedom Day 2017 main function in Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia 03 May – from Manowara Begum Moni Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies Irina Bokova is Director General of UNESCO has just inaugurated the main event of the World Press…
World Press Freedom Day Wednesday
Dhaka, May 3 – The World Press Freedom Day is being observed today (Wednesday) in the country as elsewhere across the world.
‘BNP has candidates three times the No. of Parliament seats’
Dhaka – The BNP has 900 candidates against the 300 parliamentary constituencies across the country to take part in the next elections, says party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Syrian Govt appear used nerve gas on four recent occasions
All available evidence strongly suggests that on April 4, 2017, a Syrian government warplane attacked Khan Sheikhoun, a town in the northwestern governorate of Idlib, with a nerve agent, killing at least 92 people, 30 of them children. The death…
What it’s like to report in one of deadliest places for journos
Isai Lara Bermudez had just started lunch at a Tijuana barbecue joint when a stranger approached his table. “Watch out,” she warned him. “He’s after you.” Lara, an investigative reporter, had written a series of stories in February showing evidence…
‘Fake news’ is not journalism…
By Irina Bokova Paris, May 1 (IPS) – Would you trust your news from any source? How are we able to ensure that ‘fake’(d) news does not overtake the flow of information? Journalism plays a vital role for society, bringing…
Repression 2.0: An updated global censorship
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, May 2 (IPS) – Censorship tactics have become more complex, posing new challenges for journalists and non-journalists alike, a new report finds.
Basic income – tonic catalyser
by Ulrich Schachtschneider In her article ‘Unconditional Basic Income is a Dead End’, Anke Hassel rejects basic income as a threat to individual development and social integration, claiming that it would remove people’s motivation to join the labour market. Young…
Police can’t avoid responsibility over dad-daughter’s ‘suicide’: NHRC
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kazi Reazul Hoque on Monday said the police and public representatives cannot shirk the responsibility over the alleged suicide of a man along with his minor girl for failing to get justice.…
Suu Kyi to visit Brussels
Donald Tusk President of the European Council Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 1048 Brussels Federica Mogherini High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200…
Photo exhibition on underprivileged ages people held
Dhaka – A photo exhibition and discussion on rights to underprivileged aged was held on Friday 28 April at Biswa Sahitya Kendro, Dhaka. Sovvhota, a media organization organized the program with the cooperation of Bangladesh Jatishongho Samity.
BNP’s participation in election to reduce militant attacks
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said militant attacks will come down sharply if BNP takes part in the next general election. The minister came up with the remarks without further elaboration after inaugurating a mosque at Sundalpur…
LGBT asylum seekers abused in North African Enclave
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) asylum seekers in Spain’s North African enclave, Ceuta, are exposed to harassment and abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. Spanish authorities should transfer them to mainland Spain without delay and halt its de facto…
Trump’s first 100 days
As he reaches his 100th day in office, instead of protecting and advancing human rights, President Donald Trump has embraced policies across a whole swath of issues that threaten them. His rhetoric and actions have regularly undermined longstanding United States…
UK slides to 40th in press freedom index
Journalists in the UK are less free to hold power to account than those working in South Africa, Chile or Lithuania, according to an index of press freedom around the world. Laws permitting generalised surveillance, as well as a proposal…
Noam Chomsky finds Repulican Party most dangerous
One of the leading political scientists, Martin Gilens, has done important studies of the relationship between public attitudes and public policy, based on polling data. It’s a pretty straightforward thing to study—policy you can see, and public opinion you know…
Worrying about fake news has become all the rage
By Farhana Haque Rahman Rome, Apr 26 (IPS) – Rogue interests, perhaps even foreign, are said to be trying to interfere with the electoral process in the U.S. and European Union members. Senior government officials glibly endorse what they themselves…
IPS journalists who perished in the line of duty
By Thalif Deen UN, Apr 26 2017 – In the politically-risky world of professional journalism, news reporters are fast becoming an endangered species. The numbers are staggering: some 1,236 journalists have been killed since 1992, according to the New York-based…
People must not face torture oppression: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to make sure that common people do not fall victims to unnecessary torture and oppression during their duties. “You all must give attention to the fact…
Indonesia: Journalists under assault – HRW
The Indonesian government should adopt measures to ensure that state security forces who physically attack journalists are suspended and appropriately prosecuted, Human Rights Watch said today. New data and case research shows a disturbing increase in assaults on journalists in…
Reject Trump’s anti-immiration funding:HRW
The United States Congress should reject President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2017 supplemental funding request for a dramatic expansion of immigration detention and enforcement, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to congressional leaders. Congress will vote within the…
Protect all migrant workers, Civil Society to ASEAN
Manila, Philippines – On 13 January 2007, ASEAN Member States made a commitment to protect migrant workers’ rights and to promote decent, humane, productive, dignified and remunerative employment. This commitment was enshrined in the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and…
Long way to go for indigenous rights protection
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 25 (IPS) – Despite progress, many gaps remain in international indigenous rights protection, said representatives during an annual UN meeting.
Underage marriage in special cases to create obstacles: NHRC
Voicing concern over the special provision in the Child Marriage Restraint Act that allows underage marriage in special cases, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kazi Reazul Hoque on Tuesday said it will create an obstacle to controlling…
One would never guess 2017 is the year of ecology in Russia
Last Friday morning, Yuri Ivanov, a member and former director of Kola Environmental Center (KEC), arrived at his office and learned from the news that the Justice Ministry had listed KEC as a “foreign agent.” “It is not a big…
Migrant Domestic Workers With Children Deported
Lebanon’s General Security agency has detained and deported migrant domestic workers apparently for having children in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities should stop deportations and release anyone detained for this reason. Denying residency renewals to long-term workers who…
Why France’s presidential contenders should embrace HR
With five days to go until the first round of the French presidential election, it is clear that human rights, along with major issues of foreign policy, are having great trouble carving out a place in the campaign. Ten days…
French polls: Macron, Le Pen set to face off in final round
Exit polls from nail-biting first stage of French presidential vote shows centrist and far-right leader with most votes. Polls have closed in the first round of the presidential vote, and for the first time in modern French history, no major-party…