United Nations member states agreed to fully fund UN human rights mechanisms that China, Russia, and their allies had sought to defund in the 2023 budget. This should set a precedent for UN human rights funding in the future. Human Rights Watch has warned for years about China and Russia-led efforts
Tag: Human right
CHT Peace Treaty: Indigenous people’s identity at risk for non-implementation
Non-implementation of Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord since it was signed 25 years ago has severely threatened the culture and identity of the region's indigenous population, and violated their human rights, a UN expert said on Saturday. Marking the anniversary of the signing on 2 December 1997, the Special
Making UN Charter a Reality: Towards a new approach to development cooperation?
New political reality in Myanmar: People no longer willing to accept military rule
The political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar continues to take a catastrophic toll on the people, with serious regional implications. More than 13.2 million people are food insecure, about 40 percent of the population is living below the poverty line and 1.3 million are internally displaced. Military operations continue
Identifying discrepancies is not a ‘hate campaign’
The UN recently published a report on enforced disappearance, including a list of names that has gained considerable attention and stirred debate both nationally and globally. The debate continued when reputed human rights activist Advocate Sultana Kamal pointed out the errors in the UN report. This was followed by demeaning
Transforming education, transforming the world
Leaders from across the world are uniting at the UN Secretary-General’s Transforming Education Summit to address a global education crisis that threatens to derail decades of development gains and is depriving millions of girls across the world of their inherent human right to access a quality education. As we mobilize financial
UN rights experts cite signs of war crimes in Ukraine
A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine said Friday its initial investigation turned up evidence of war crimes in the country following Russia’s invasion nearly seven months ago. The experts from the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, mandated by
UN report details Taliban abuses in Afghanistan
This week, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, released his first report. It is a catalog of abuses under Taliban rule since August 2021 and their devastating impact on Afghans. The report also highlights the devastating humanitarian impact of the country’s economic crisis, caused in
Why Islamic world is silent on the persecution of Uyghur Muslims
The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) softly blames “China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang (former Turkestan province). The human rights office releases a long-awaited report last week to expose China’s treatment of ethnic Uyghur Muslims and says 'serious human rights violations
Govt out to legitimise human rights violators: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday accused the government of trying to give legitimacy to all the human rights violators by including Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed in Bangladesh delegation to the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit at the UN. Speaking at a press conference at