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HRW asks ICC to suspend Afghanistan's membership
Human Rights Watch has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to suspend Afghanistans membership and bar the Taliban-controlled country from participating in international cricket. This request was made through an email sent to ICC Chair Jay Shah on February 3 and publicly released on...
Political leadership ordered excessive use of force during July Uprising: HRW
The political leadership ordered the excessive use of police force during the July Uprising, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), one of the worlds most respected human rights group, said in a report released on January 27. Multiple police officers indicated that they believed that directives to use...
Sheikh Hasina advises killing of Brigadier General Azmi
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has uncovered evidence suggesting that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directly ordered the disappearances and killings of political opponents during her tenure. In its report, After the Monsoon RevolutionA Roadmap to Lasting Security Sector Reform in Bangladesh, HRW...
HRW hands over report to CA, says Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has handed a report on the July Uprising to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, Sheikh Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings. A HRW delegation led by Elaine Pearson, Asia...
Lasting police, judicial reforms essential to prevent abuse by future govt: HRW
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned the Yunus governments hard-won progress in reforming Bangladeshi state institutions could be lost, if it does not implement swift and structural changes to prevent any repression by future governments. After over 15 years of arbitrary use of...