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Bangladesh: People should be free to promote human rights, US
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DHAKA, 12 June 2022, (TON): The US Embassy in Dhaka has said “people in every country should be free to promote human rights without fear of retaliation.”
It said in a media note “the rule of law, free and fair elections, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press are cornerstones of a healthy democracy and the rights of all.”
According to the embassy “whether heading to the polls to vote, exposing corruption, documenting human rights abuses, or peacefully rallying around a common cause, people and non-governmental organisations everywhere bring to life and defend the basic tenets of democracy every day.”
The note said “it is this conviction about the critical role of citizens and a pluralistic civil society that is the impetus behind the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.”
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