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Why are we forgetting Lakingme? A number of rights groups, indigenous student organisations and activists holding a candlelight vigil in front of the national parliament, seeking justice for Lakingme Chakma. Photo: Rashed Shumon Bangladesh is experiencing an epidemic of violence against women and girls. Access to justice has long been a challenge in Bangladesh, particularly for this type of violence. On many occasions these cases were dismissed as unsolvable and were simply ignored. The Lakingme Chakma case is no different from these other examples of violence against women and girls. We are ...

Judges at the International Criminal Court said their decision was based on the fact that Palestine has been granted membership to the tribunal’s founding treaty. — AFP/File Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday found the court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, paving the way for a possible criminal investigation, despite Israeli objections. The decision prompted swift reactions from both Israel, which is not a member of the court and rejects its jurisdiction, and the Palestinian Authority, which welcomed the ruling. The United...

The first prisoners were taken to the camp 19 years ago © DoD/US Navy/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden pledged to close the camp as Vice-President 40 people still held - many who were ‘cleared for release’ years ago ‘This is about … crimes under international law committed over the past 19 years’ - Daphne Eviatar US President-elect Joe Biden should close the US military detention centre at Guantánamo Bay when he assumes the presidency later this month, said Amnesty International today, as the organisation published a new report marking the 19th anniversary of th...

Profile of Alban Bagbin JAN 7, 2021 Born on September 24, 1957, at Sombo in the Upper West Region, Mr Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin is a graduate of the University of Ghana (1977-1980) and the Ghana School of Law (1980 -1982). He holds an Executive Masters in Governance and Leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). His parents were Mr. Sansunni Bagbin and Mrs. Margaret B. Bagbin who were both peasant farmers. Mr. Bagbin is the fourth child of nine children of Margaret Bagbin and the thirteenth of the Bagbin family. The Speaker of the 8th Parliame...

7671 GAIBANDHA, Dec 30, 2020 (BSS) – As panic gripped among the commoners in the emergence of coronavirus pandemic, people were desperately looking for masks to keep themselves safe from the invisible enemy. But, that time, collecting masks for them to use to avoid coronavirus infection was a hard task as there was a scarcity of mask across the country. Managing masks for the ethnic Santal minority was a huge challenging task too due to their limited access to healthcare facilities and resources. “When we first heard about the disease (COVID-19), we got panicked, thinking of how we remain...