Analysis
Biden has Putin Trapped in A Corner. Now Comes The Hard Part.
President Biden, in his first remarks fully dedicated to the Ukraine crisis, made clear on Tuesday that he is seeking to de-escalate the standoff with Russia.…
Analysis
The Digital Security Act 2018: Who are the Real Victims?
The Digital Security Act (DSA) 2018, in the past three years has drawn severe condemnation from human rights organizations at home and abroad. The law has…
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Enforced Disappearance and the State
Human rights violations in Bangladesh have become a regular occurrence in a variety of ways. Enforced Disappearance is one of them that has received considerable attention…
Analysis
Governance Challenges
Members of the incumbent government, led by the worthy Prime Minister himself, should not shy away from accepting this undeniable fact; over the past 40 months,…
Republished
Global Refugee Crisis Needs A Holistic Review
There is too much focus on the effects, and not enough on the causes The challenge to provide adequate relief to refugees and internally displaced persons…
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Are Trucker Protests Start of Canadian Populism?
Pro-Trump flags, angry rhetoric and claims that Canada is turning communist -- strong right wing views among some at the trucker-led protests could grow into a…
Republished
Saarc Members Must Find Way Around Roadblocks
India’s trade agreements with Nepal and Bhutan, which include hydroelectric power projects, and its contemplation of Cross-Border Electricity Trade (“CBET”) with Sri Lanka in 2025 are…
Analysis
Who Blinks First in Ukraine?
Joe Biden is the latest in a long line of American leaders who have tried to persuade Russians and other rivals to back down from a…
Republished
Hacking Humans: The New Global War
The concern for we humans is not and should not just be about the technological data, but the purpose, extend and use of that data. Many…
Analysis
An ‘Endemic’ COVID Doesn’t Mean We Stop Fighting
Governors of several states are proposing that we treat COVID-19 as an endemic disease, meaning it will always be with us and we must “learn to…
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Disappearance on due to lack of democracy: webinar
Ruling and opposition lawmakers, rights activists and lawyers told a webinar on Thursday that lack of democracy, political space and strong functional constitutional institutions and ‘designed’…
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Activists call for strengthening democracy, justice system to end extrajudicial killings
Getting justice for the victims of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killings is a far cry in the country as the existing legal system shields the lawbreakers…