The Bangladeshi authorities should urgently investigate the alleged abduction on November 5, 2012, of a witness at the gates of the war crimes court in Dhaka. Shukho Ranjon Bali, originally a prosecution witness, had allegedly agreed to testify for the defense in the case of Delwar

The concept of ‘Separation of Power’ means and includes segmentation of power among the state organs. For present day democracy, the concept is a fundamental tool for smooth running of the state. The state machinery is comprised on various other organs which have their own area of

The candidates may disagree on some human rights issues, but the next president will face challenges that transcend partisan lines. How might tomorrow`s presidential election affect U.S. policy on human rights? The common wisdom is that unlike their sharp divergences on domestic policy,

Here`s a remarkable thing. Neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama – with the exception of one throwaway line each – have mentioned climate change in the wake of hurricane Sandy. They are struck dumb. During a Romney rally in Virginia on Thursday, a protester held up a banner and

Last month, Professor Gary Slapper rounded on those who reckon law is boring to study, delivering a memorable tribute to a "spellbindingly vivid and varied subject" that "governs everything from the embryo to exhumation." Of course, the road to becoming a lawyer can also be

The report published today by HM Inspectorate of Prisons into the government`s first "family friendly" detention facility for parents and children awaiting forced removal from the UK is a mixed bag. The chief inspector of prisons, Nick Hardwick, describes the unit – Cedars, near Gatwick

The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment on Friday said it has been established that an election cell was set up to stop the PPP from winning the 1990 elections and directed the government to take action against all the civil and military characters involved in the rigging.Only a day

The raid, without any justification being given, by armed police on the offices of a prominent defense lawyer in the war crimes trials taking place in Bangladesh is a grave affront to the basic tenets of fair trials. The Bangladeshi government should take action against those who ordered

Workers in many leather tanneries in the Hazaribagh neighborhood of Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital,  including children as young as 11, become ill because of exposure to hazardous chemicals and are injured in horrific workplace accidents, Human Rights Watch said in a report released

I wasn`t surprised that she would become the target of threats. Tanya Lokshina, Human Rights Watch`s intrepid researcher in Moscow, has long been an irritant for Russian authorities. Her petite size and casual demeanor belie a tenacity and courage that are exceptional among the world`s

Unluckily, any regional Convention or Declaration on refugees by Asian states is yet to be adopted. However, the only agreed to but non-binding, statement of refugee protection principles with regional applicability for many countries in Asia is the Bangkok Principles, as adopted in 1966

The refugees are human being and the notion of refugee rights and human rights is inextricably linked in the sense that both involve common purpose of safeguarding, elevating and protecting human dignity.The global crisis of refugees and their protection has always been a daunting

Medical service/treatment to people means and includes access to appropriate medicare when need at the cost undertakable by the stakeholders and the service/treatment provided comprehensively by the doctors, nurses, staffs, diagnostic centers and all other medical hospitals/clinics

Human rights are the most powerful tool to ensure efforts against hunger and malnutrition tackle structural causes and are not reduced to short-term strategies, civil society groups said in a report.Who Decides About Global Food and Nutrition? – Strategies to Regain Control argues that

Even after working 12 hours a day six days a week in toxic factory conditions rolling cigarettes in Bangladesh - followed by more cigarette rolling work at home - Shahnaz Begum, a 30-year-old mother of two, still cannot afford to feed her family.  “With the rising food prices, I

The Bangladeshi government’s recently announced commission to regulate nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) adds burdensome procedures that will hinder important watchdog functions. International donors should press the Awami League government to ensure that the country’s thriving NGO

The Pakistani government should urgently act to protect the minority Shia Muslim community in Pakistan from sectarian attacks by Sunni militant groups, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should hold accountable those responsible for ordering and participating in deadly attacks

Law and Medicine are being studied by the most meritorious section of students in the western world. Medium of instruction for both the disciplines are English to a great extent. In Bangladesh also, Medicine is being studied undoubtedly by the brilliant students keeping consistency with

The government of Bangladesh should immediately cease its punitive restrictions on international organizations providing lifesaving humanitarian aid to the more than 200,000 Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should also open its borders to

The government of Bangladesh should immediately cease its punitive restrictions on international organizations providing lifesaving humanitarian aid to the more than 200,000 Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch said on 22 August. The government should also open its borders