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Human rights record no better: UK
Observer Online Desk
Published :Thursday, 21 April, 2016,  Time : 9:11 PM  View Count : 0
Bangladesh is among 30 countries listed by the UK that have shown no improvement in matters of human rights.

The annual report for 2015, also looking at democracy and the rule of law, was released by its Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Thursday.

It focuses on ‘unresolved tensions’ between Bangladesh’s two major political parties - the Awami League and BNP - that contributed to widespread violence across the country at the beginning of the year.

“There was no improvement in the overall human rights situation in Bangladesh in 2015

The BNP’s indefinite blockade to mark the passing of a year after the general election it boycotted and the arrest of its senior leaders impacted on people’s security and livelihoods, it said.

“The relatively peaceful and participatory Municipal Elections on 30 December, held on party lines for the first time, were a positive development,” the report has said.

Other ‘human rights priority countries’ in the review included Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives from South Asia. Myanmar, China, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Congo.

As for free speech in Bangladesh, the report said it came under increased threat with more attacks on writers promoting secularism and religious minorities.

The UK provided safety training to Bangladesh’s bloggers, it added.

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