How July 2024 Marked the Fall of Democracy and Press Freedom
July 2024 will be remembered as a dark chapter in the history of Bangladesh. The group that called itself the “July Warriors” did not merely seize power—they pushed the country’s democratic progress into a grave. Since the unlawful takeover, the state has ceased to serve the people and instead turned into a tool of repression.
Deadly Unrest Grips Pakistan-Administered Kashmir as Protests Enter Fifth Day
The unrest, now in its fifth consecutive day, has left at least 12 civilians dead and more than 200 injured, many of them critically with gunshot wounds. Violence has spread from Muzaffarabad, the regional capital, to Rawalakot, Neelum Valley, Kotli, and Dadyal, despite heavy security presence and strict curbs on communication.
Bangladesh: Rape Sparks Deadly Violence in CHT, Rights Groups Urge UN Intervention
A brutal wave of violence has engulfed parts of Khagrachhari district in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), leaving at least three Indigenous youths dead, several others injured, and dozens of homes and businesses destroyed. The unrest was triggered by protests following the reported gang rape of a Marma schoolgirl by three Bengali youths on 23 September in the Guimara area.
Communal Violence: Authorities Routinely Point to Conspiracies
Professor Anu Muhammad yesterday criticized successive governments for blaming "local or foreign conspiracies" for communal violence instead of holding the actual perpetrators accountable.
Aulik Mree Resigns from NCP Over Silence on Khagrachhari Rape and Violence
Aulik Mree, a central leader of the National Citizens' Party (NCP), has resigned from his post in protest against the party’s silence over the recent rape of an indigenous teenage girl and the subsequent violence in Khagrachhari.
GHRD Warns UNHRC of Escalating Persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Charlotte Zehrer, UN-EU Human Rights Officer from Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), delivered a powerful oral intervention drawing attention to the alarming human rights situation facing ethnic and religious minorities in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Is a South Asian Time Bomb: Chellaney Warns of Islamist Violence, Repression, and Economic Collapse
Bangladesh is facing a deepening crisis marked by escalating human rights violations, rising Islamist influence, and economic decline, according to a recent opinion piece by Brahma Chellaney, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi and Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin.