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50 Rights Defenders: 65 percent faced obstacles at work
At least 65 percent of the 50 grassroots human rights defenders, covered by a survey, faced obstructions in their work from the state and ruling party.…
Media coverage item
State agencies, political parties obstruct human rights activism: survey
Intelligence and law enforcement agencies, political parties, including the opposition, and non-state actors are key players in obstructing human rights activism in Bangladesh, according to a…
Media coverage item
Report finds only 2 percent of human rights defenders in Bangladesh feel safe
A report released Saturday on the treatment of human rights activists in Bangladesh found that at least 65 percent of surveyed human rights defenders said that…
Seminar
Report Launching Event on “Challenges to Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh”
On Saturday, 22 July, the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) hosted a report launching event in Bangladesh titled “Challenges to Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh”. The…
Event
Report Launching Event on Challenges To Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh
22 July, 2023 Hemanta Hall, Six Seasons Hotel, Dhaka
Research report
Who Defends the Defenders
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Cashless Bangladesh: Feasible or Fictional?
The increasing excitement around going all digital in terms of transactions of monetary funds is interesting to think about, but to delve deeper into the topic,…
First published
Recent U.S. delegation’s visit to New Delhi and implications for Democracy in Bangladesh
On 8 July, 2023, U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights and U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Uzra Zeya, travelled to New…
Republished
The Illusion of a U.S.-India Partnership
The state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to Washington last month was billed as a meeting of leaders of two of the world’s…
Republished
Major Corruption Scandal in Nepal Exposes Deep-Rooted Kleptocracy
In recent months, a high-profile corruption case has gripped Nepal, incriminating high-ranking politicians, former ministers, senior bureaucrats, human rights activists, and a slew of intermediaries. According…
Analysis
1 Year Later, Sri Lanka’s Struggle Continues
On the first anniversary of the people’s uprising, the spirit of dissent among Sri Lankan citizens remains strong. Sri Lanka marked the first anniversary of the…
Republished
Books are Losing Value in Afghanistan – This Scares Me
My country, where the pursuit of knowledge was always venerated, is descending into darkness. It has been almost two years since the Taliban took over Kabul.…