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Tackling Sexual Harassment in the Garment Industry
“Whore.... Do you think this is a brothel? You must meet the production demand here. If you want to continue to work here, listen to us.”This nasty threat is a snapshot of the harassment that...
View ArticleBurma: Methodical Massacre at Rohingya Village
The Burmese army carried out systematic killings and rape of several hundred Rohingya Muslims in Tula Toli village in Rakhine State on August 30, 2017. The massacre was part of the military’s campaign...
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Beginning in late August, Bangladesh received a massive influx of over 655,000 Rohingya refugees escaping a campaign of ethnic cleansing by the Burmese military after a militant attack in Rakhine...
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Bangladesh: Impunity Endures for Rights Violations
ExpandA Rohingya refugee stands next to a pond in the early morning at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh December 26, 2017. © 2017 Marko Djurica/Reuters(New York, January 18,...
View ArticleBangladesh: Transgender Men Fear for Their Safety
In October 2017 Human Rights Watch interviewed six transgender men living in different parts of Bangladesh. All of them spoke of bullying at school, barriers to employment, difficulty accessing health...
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Bangladesh: Investigate Fate of ‘Disappeared’
ExpandRelatives hold portraits of disappeared family members at an event calling for the end of enforced disappearances, killings, and abductions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 30, 2014. © 2014 Zakir...
View ArticleLetter from Human Rights Watch to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Dear Prime Minister Hasina,We write to request you to take urgent steps to confirm the whereabouts and seek the release of the men currently detained by Bangladesh law enforcement or intelligence...
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Bangladesh: End Crackdown on Opposition Supporters
ExpandBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia waves to activists as she arrives for a rally in Dhaka in this file picture taken January 20, 2014. A Bangladesh court issued an...
View ArticleSubmission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...
We write in advance of your upcoming review of Bangladesh’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Related ContentSubmission to the CESCR...
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Bangladesh: Scrap Draconian Elements of Digital Security Act
ExpandBangladesh's President Abdul Hamid (3rd R) and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (2nd L) walk near female members of the Bangladesh army at the national parade ground in Dhaka on December 16, 2015. ©...
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Engaging in “Whataboutery” Instead of Protecting Rights
ExpandRohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Burma into Palang Khali, near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017. © 2017 Jorge Silva/ReutersRelated...
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Yes to refugee repatriation, but first things first
ExpandRohingya refugees wait for a boat to cross a canal after crossing the border through the Naf River in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 7, 2017. © 2017 Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters It seems to be a...
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ICC Prosecutor’s Unprecedented Bid to Bring Justice to Rohingya
ExpandRohingya refugees walk inside Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh January 8, 2018.© 2018 ReutersOn Monday, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked the...
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The April 24 Ritual – Rana Plaza’s Unfinished Legacy
ExpandOn April 30, 2013, A woman checks a list for the name of her missing relatives, garment workers, who are missing after the collapse of Rana Plaza building in Savar, 30 km outside Dhaka.© 2013...
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Remember Rana Plaza
ExpandRelatives of victims killed in Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013, mourn at the site during the fourth anniversary of the collapse in Savar, on the outskirt of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 24,...
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Mangoes and Workers’ Health and Safety Rights
ExpandGarment workers take part in a May Day demonstration in Phnom Penh, Cambodia May 1, 2017.© 2017 Reuters How can a mango craving spiral into a labor dispute? I was talking with garment workers in...
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When Clothing Labels Are a Matter of Life or Death
This spring marks a solemn milestone. More than five years have passed since a series of deadly fire and building accidents in Pakistan and Bangladesh together killed more than 1,500 workers and...
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When Will Britain Step Up on Burma?
ExpandRohingya refugees cross the Naf River with an improvised raft to reach to Bangladesh in Teknaf, Bangladesh on November 12, 2017.© 2017 Reuters / Mohammad Ponir Hossain Over the last nine months...
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Bangladesh: Protect Freedom of Expression
ExpandPolice in Bangladesh have registered hundreds of complaints under the Information and Communication Technology Act, including against authors of social media posts and journalists criticizing the...
View ArticleNo Place for Criticism
SummaryOn April 9, 2018, Bangladesh listed its new Digital Security Bill in parliament, which was then sent to a parliamentary standing committee for review. The proposed law is in part intended to...
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