Human Rights

A Contemplation by Sharmin Rahman Sumi Occupation: Deputy Controller of News Organization: Bangladesh Betar (Radio) The ‘3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence’ and ‘The Humanist Movement’. Some days earlier, I never heard of them or their activities. However, I…

Reported by: Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Coordinator, 3rd World March for Peace & NonViolence & Country Representative, The Community for Human Development. Photos Contributed by: Md. Reaz Uddin, Photographer, Pressenza. On October 16, 2024, the World March Base team members– Rafael…

The 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence began in San Jose, Costa Rica on October 2, 2024, the International Day of Nonviolence, fifteen years after the 1st World March. Now traveling across the five continents, the World March base…

(First in a Series) by Josefa P. Dampilag, Pacita E. Gawaen, Genevieve B. Kupang, Christine S. Luyosen, Alaska J. Turaray The 3rd World March (3WM) for Peace and Nonviolence was more than just a gathering—it was a powerful testament to…

The right to abortion is a human rights issue that no government agency, courts, local and state legislators, or anyone else has the right to violate or impede in any shape or form. It is a fundamental right that every…

By Maxine Lowy Only six meters separated the two curbs of Dioszegi Street near downtown Miskolc, a city in northeastern Hungary. But in April 1944, one month after the German invasion of that country, it was a nearly insurmountable distance…

Guwahati: As the voices against the atrocities on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh get mounted across India and many parts of the globe, the head of the interim Bangla government in Dhaka made a call to Prime Minister Narendra…

                        Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) and Human Rights Alert (HRA) heartily welcome the recommendation of the UN Human Rights Committee (Committee) to the Government of India…

90 years after the historic protest against “Mamita Yunai” in Costa Rica On July 16, the National Commission for the Commemoration of the National Day of Banana Workers held a forum as part of the agenda of initiatives for the…

Guwahati: As Bangladesh has slowly returned to normalcy after deadly unrest for many days, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for an impartial probe into alleged human rights violations across the South Asian nation. He also called…