Bangladesh - September 2022

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change will release a report based on his visit to Bangladesh from 4 to 15 September 2022, urging the Bangladeshi government to allow freedom of expression, particularly on issues relating to human rights and climate change. The report denotes statements of claims from environmental and human rights activists that have faced harassment and imprisonment in response to protesting new coal-fired power stations, among other climate-related developments. The controversial Digital Security Act is allegedly being used to suppress public opinion online, labelling activists as terrorists. 

Sources: The Daily Star, OHCHR (1), OHCHR (2)