At UN, Tutul Chowdhury calls for respect of freedom of expression in Bangladesh
At the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International have called for investigations into killings and protections…
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Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh
ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9 September – 11 October 2024) Item 4:…
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Bangladesh: Facebook blocks domestic access to blogger’s posts
Domestic access to human rights activist and secular blogger, Asad Noor's Facebook page blocked in Bangladesh
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Persecution of human rights defenders in Bangladesh and Saudia Arabia continues
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 46th Session (22 February to 23 March 2021) General…
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Bangladeshi court gave verdict on Avijit Roy’s murder suspects
Six years after the att, a court in Bangladesh has sentenced the murderers of Avijit Roy.
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UN rights experts urge Bangladesh to investigate violations regarding Asad Noor’s case
UN rights experts have called on the Bangladesh government to provide information on several violations of internationally guaranteed human rights…
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Bangladesh should drop spurious charges against blogger Asad Noor
Noor has been charged with ‘spreading rumours’ and ‘defaming Islam’. Authorities in Bangladesh are threatening his family in retribution.
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“Fundamentalism Rising” – exploring threats in India and Bangladesh
"Many people will tell you that this is the fringe... But sometimes the fringe becomes the centre."
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UPR statement on Bangladesh
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 39th Session (10th – 28th September 2018) UPR: Bangladesh…
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Freethinking writer and politician shot dead in Bangladesh
A publisher of poetry and ‘freethought’ texts, who openly identified as atheist, has been shot dead in Bangladesh. Shahzahan Bachchu…
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Sweden rejects asylum application for threatened Bangladeshi blogger
Following the murders of several fellow bloggers in his homeland of Bangladesh, and having received death threats himself, Mishu Dhar…
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