Bangladesh
Bangladesh security forces have been implicated in serious abuses, including torture, extrajudicial killings, and enforced disappearances. The notoriously abusive Rapid Action Battalion was sanctioned by the United States. The government has arrested journalists and critics under the Digital Security Act and otherwise stifled civil society.
Bangladesh has upheld its international obligations not to forcibly return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, but the government has adopted severely repressive measures transferring thousands of Rohingya to a flood-prone silt island in the Bay of Bengal. Authorities fail to protect LGBT people, religious minorities, and Indigenous populations. Women and girls face widespread violence and sexual assault without reliable protection or legal recourse.
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UN Shared Rohingya Data Without Informed Consent
Bangladesh Provided Myanmar Information that Refugee Agency Collected
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“An Island Jail in the Middle of the Sea”
Bangladesh’s Relocation of Rohingya Refugees to Bhasan Char
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“I Sleep in My Own Deathbed”
Violence against Women and Girls in Bangladesh: Barriers to Legal Recourse and Support
News
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Bangladesh: UN Rights Chief Should Raise Concerns
During Visit, Bachelet Should Condemn Security Force Abuses, Closing of Civic Space
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Bangladesh: Stop Punishing Human Rights Work
Deregistration of Bangladeshi organization Odhikar is part of pattern of curbs on rights groups
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Bangladesh Police Beating Rohingya Refugees
Following Eid, Authorities Ramp Up Restrictions, Crackdown
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Bangladesh: Restore and Strengthen Capacity of Community-Led Schools in Rohingya Camp
Joint Statement
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US stands firm on sanctions on rights abusers in Bangladesh
The Rapid Action Battalion is continuing its campaign of harassment, and worse
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Bangladesh: Stop Reprisals Against Victims, Activists
Instead Prioritize Accountability for Human Rights Abuses
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Bangladesh: New Restrictions on Rohingya Camps
Authorities Demolish Shops, Close Schools, Curb Movement
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Bangladesh: Indigenous Activist Dies in Military Custody
Need for Transparent, Independent Inquiry into Abuses in Chittagong Hill Tracts
