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Bangladesh: International Community Must Act to Avoid Devastating Aid Cuts for Rohingya Refugees

March 13, 2025

Woman from South Asia garment factory — (Amnesty International)

Blog

What is a Living Wage and Why is it a Human Rights Issue?

January 27, 2025

Press Release

Myanmar/Bangladesh: Rohingya Community Facing Gravest Threats Since 2017

October 24, 2024 | Myanmar

(Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Press Release

Bangladesh: Interim Government Must Take Immediate Actions to Protect Hindu and Other Minority Communities

August 14, 2024

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists gather during a rally in Dhaka on August 7, 2024. Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, who is set to lead a caretaker government after mass protests ousted the premier, called on compatriots on August 7, to be — (MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Bangladesh: Interim Government Must Restore Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh and Repeal Cyber Security Act

August 7, 2024 | Bangladesh

DHAKA, BANGLADESH, AUGUST 7: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main opposition party to former PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, holds a rally in Dhaka to celebrate Hasina's resignation, as her 15 year rule came to an end on 5 August amid weeks-long deadly protests on 7, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main opposition party to former PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, holds a rally in Dhaka to celebrate Hasina's resignation, as her 15 year rule came to an end on 5 August amid weeks-long deadly protests. (Photo By Abdul Goni/Drik/Getty Images) — (Abdul Goni/Drik/Getty Images)

Report

Repackaging Repression: The Cyber Security Act and the Continuing Lawfare Against Dissent in Bangladesh

August 7, 2024

Protests in Bangladesh — (Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Press Release

Bangladesh: Any New Interim Government Must Prioritize Human Rights and Not Repeat Mistakes of the Past

August 6, 2024 | Bangladesh

(ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Bangladesh: Further Video and Photographic Analysis Confirm Police Unlawfully Used Lethal and Less-Lethal Weapons Against Protesters

July 25, 2024

(Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Press Release

Bangladesh: Garment Workers Must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately

May 1, 2024

Man carries building materials — Credit: Mohammed Tofail

Press Release

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh must participate in decisions affecting their lives

September 15, 2020 | REFUGEES

A security wearing a facemask amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus stands guard at the entrance of the UN transit centre, where authorities quarantined four Rohingya after they returned from India, in Ukhia March 24, 2020. (Photo by SUZAUDDIN RUBEL / AFP) (Photo by SUZAUDDIN RUBEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

COVID-19 Response Flaws Put Older Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh in Imminent Danger

April 7, 2020 | Bangladesh

Bangladeshi volunteer sprays disinfectant inside vehicles on the street during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 28, 2020. (Photo by Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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As COVID-19 spreads in South Asia, fears rise for people at higher risk

March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus