It’s April 23rd 2013, a busy commercial building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, towers over thousands of workers, many of them children. As they toil away in a cramped sweatshop the force of the eight-storey building collapses on to them, killing more than a 1,000 people and permanently disfiguring a further 2,500. It emerges that this building…… Read More
It was a shocking discovery that made international headlines: mass graves on the border of Thailand and Malaysia, with victims often starved, tortured, raped and beaten to death. The exposure of a brutal human trafficking network prompted an investigation that implicated a leading army general. But the police officer in charge of the investigation says…… Read More
Since childhood, Mahi dreamed of being an actress. But by 11, over her vehement objections, she was betrothed to someone she had never met. Six months after the marriage, she signed for a loan to help her husband start a business — a plan she says was just a ruse for him to leave her.…… Read More
El Salvador’s government is extending emergency measures brought in a year ago to break the hold of powerful gangs. The crackdown is popular, but critics say the heavy-handed tactics come at a cost to human rights. Al Jazeera’s John Holman has this report. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…… Read More
WARNING: The following episode contains strong language and adult themes that some viewers may find upsetting. Viewer discretion is advised. Glenn Devitt is an Army veteran, a former member of the Department of Homeland Security’s H.E.R.O. (Human Exploitation Rescue Operative) program, and the CEO of the Sentinel Foundation. The organization exists for a single reason:…… Read More
Blogging is a dangerous business in Bangladesh. Four prominent secular bloggers have been brutally murdered this year and a publisher linked to one of them was recently slashed to death. Police blame religious hardliners for the killings, and there are fears more attacks could follow. But it’s not just hardliners who are causing concern. The…… Read More
30 August the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, declared by the United Nations. It is astonishing that abduction rate in Bangladesh has grown alarmingly high in recent days. Abduction has almost become a culture in this country at present. This culture of forced disappearance or abduction started in 2009 after the Grand…… Read More
Video showing the horrendous aftermath of the murder of gay rights activists in Bangladesh by suspected Islamist attackers.… Read More
www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement-report/victim-blaming-bangladesh’s-failure-protect-human-rights-defenders… Read More
The Qatar World Cup is controversial – with allegations of corruption, human rights abuses and discrimination of women and LGBT+ people. This video unpacks all the issues surrounding the World Cup – from backroom deals involving Fifa officials like Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to explaining Qatar’s Kafala system which has exploited migrant workers and…… Read More
Qatar’s hosting of the upcoming 2022 World Cup has attracted thousands of migrant workers to build stadiums and other infrastructure. These foreigners left everything behind in search of a better life. But once in Qatar, they often experienced exploitation: unpaid wages, confiscated passports and extreme working conditions that have led to several thousand deaths, according…… Read More
Security forces in Bangladesh are deliberately shooting members and supporters of opposition parties in the leg, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Victims explained that police shot them in custody and then falsely claimed that they were shot in self-defense, in crossfire with armed criminals, or during violent protests. https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/28/bangladesh-stop-kneecapping-detainees The 45-page…… Read More