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Dredges used for illegal mining sit near the Malinowski River in the Tambopata National Reserve in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, 11 August 2026. Photo: UNB/ AP

Human rights body calls for oversight of technology used in Latin American environmental crimes

REDESCA urged governments to strengthen controls on the transfer and use of these technologies and called on companies to assess whether their products and services could be misused by criminal...

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Political violence kills 17, injures 1,227 in three months: HRSS report

File photo of Irene Khan. Photo: Collected

Justice, equality, human rights essential to building lasting culture of peace: Irene Khan

TIB wants debate before passage of rights, enforced disappearance bills

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Memorandum placed before speaker seeking independent probes into enforced disappearances, 13 other demands

Human rights expert Irene Zubaida Khan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: Collected

Irene Khan assumes charge as Bangladesh's permanent representative to UN

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Committed to protecting human rights, no political vendetta: Shama Obaed

A Rohingya refugee child runs down the stairs of a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, August 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ File

Myanmar human rights conditions hit new low, UN says

Human rights activists, lawyers, journalists and civil society representatives attend a consultation on the proposed National Human Rights Commission Act, 2026, organised by Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) at the National Press Club on 24 August 2026. Photo: TBS

Stakeholders seek inclusive panel to ensure independent National Human Rights Commission

Bangladesh has hosted the world's largest Rohingya refugee population, primarily in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh to convey position to Myanmar over Rohingya statement

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NHRC Bill 2026: Inviting an international review Bangladesh cannot afford

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk holds a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

UN rights chief says Iran executed at least 56 people since March

Teenagers look at their mobile phone screens during an interview with Reuters about the bill aimed at banning the use of social networks for those under 15 and mobile phones in high schools from the start of the 2026 school year, in Paris, France, February 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

French parliament backs social media ban for children under 15