Human rights organisation Amnesty International has warned against a growing crack down by authorities on peaceful protests and freedom of expression in Bangladesh. “South Asia remains one of the most dangerous regions to be a member of a religious minority. In each case, the governments have either failed to protect them, been indifferent to their fate, or even encouraged a climate of hostility,” said Biraj Patnaik, Amnesty International’s South Asia Director. The exodus of nearly 650,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh was branded the fastest-growing refugee crisis in recent times. The annual Amnesty International assessment, titled ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights,’ was published on Thursday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2018 19:18 UTC