Human Rights Commission (HRC)

Human Rights Commission (HRC)

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Parliament restores 2009 National Human Rights Commission Act, repeals 2025 ordinance

Opposition MP Hasnat says the move is ‘backward step’

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

No more 'powerless' Human Rights Commission needed: Debapriya

People queue for food and relief supplies after a strong earthquake in Amarapura, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Death toll from Myanmar quake climbs to 3,354, with 4,850 injured and 220 still missing

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EU queried about threat of violence centring the elections: NHRC chairman

Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

Taliban dissolve Afghanistan's Human Rights Commission, other key bodies

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64 countries voice opposition to unfounded allegations against China on human rights

Ali al-Nimr is seen in this undated handout photo. Courtesy of Reprieve/Handout via REUTERS

Death sentences of 3 Saudis commuted to 10 years’ jail

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Saudis vowed to stop executing minors; some death sentences remain