No significant changes in human rights situation in BD

The US State Department has said on Tuesday that there had been "no significant changes" in the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the year 2023.

Although the country reports titled the 2023 Human Rights Report (HRR) do not draw legal conclusions, rank countries, or draw comparisons, but it said there were numerous reports of widespread impunity for human rights abuses, said the report in its Bangladesh chapter.
 
In most cases, it claimed, the government did not take credible steps to identify and punish officials or security force members who may have committed human rights abuses.  
"The US Department of State has released the?2023 Human Rights Report, a factual and objective record on the status of respect for human rights worldwide. The 2023 Human Rights Report (HRR) covers 198 countries and territories. The individual reports?in the HRR?detail credible?factual information?on human rights abuses and violations, providing a tool used by?governments, advocates, journalists and others?concerned about?the state of?human rights and democracy?in specific countries and territories," said the US Embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday.

The HRR represents?several months of work?performed by?U.S. Department of State colleagues in our?missions abroad?and in Washington, DC.? The HRR?informs US foreign policy decisions and assists?the US Congress, Executive Branch, and immigration courts when?accurate information on human rights conditions is?needed. The HRR also informs the work of civil society?-?including?human rights defenders-lawmakers abroad, scholars, immigration judges and asylum officers, multilateral institutions, and other governments. The report for Bangladesh is available alongside the reports for every other country at state.gov. The report released today covers the 2023 calendar year, the Embassy release said.

The HRR also informs the work of civil society?-?including?human rights defenders-lawmakers abroad, scholars, immigration judges and asylum officers, multilateral institutions, and other governments.