Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh to avoid self-censorship
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Read More … [/su_column] [su_column size= »2/3″] Bangladesh authorities should unequivocally declare their commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
The killing of secular blogger Niladri Chatterji on August 7 is a harrowing reminder of the need for Bangladesh to take immediate steps to protect the security of all and end attempts at muzzling independent voices, the rights body said.
Chatterji, who used the pen name Niloy Neel, is the fourth blogger to be murdered in Bangladesh this year for advocating secularism. [/su_column] [/su_row]