The Rapid Response Team (RRT) expresses its profound concern and strong condemnation regarding the continued and escalating threats to digital and civic space, freedom of expression, cultural participation, and gender justice in Bangladesh. Over the past few months, a disturbing series of incidents has unfolded, reflecting a systematic attempt to shrink the space for dissent,…
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Dhaka, June 19, 2025 — Voices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment (VOICE), in collaboration with The Daily Ittefaq, convened the third meeting of the Rapid Response Taskforce (RRT) on June 19 in Dhaka. Held under the project “Collaborative Actions for Promoting Digital and Civic Space and Combating Gender Disinformation,” the meeting brought together a diverse…
এক নজরে: সাংবাদিক ও মানবাধিকারকর্মীদের যা যা জানা দরকার থ্রেট মডেলিং: ক্ষতির আশঙ্কার উৎস জানুন প্রথম পদক্ষেপ হলো নিজেকে প্রশ্ন করা: কে আমার তথ্য চায়? আমি কী ধরনের ঝুঁকিতে আছি? আমি কী তথ্য বহন করি? এই ধরণের আত্মবিশ্লেষণকে বলে থ্রেট মডেলিং। যেমন, একজন মানবাধিকার কর্মী যিনি নির্যাতনের শিকারদের নিয়ে কাজ করছেন, তার জন্য গোপনীয়তা সবচেয়ে…
Digital safety is no longer a concern exclusive to tech experts. It is now deeply intertwined with journalism and the defense of human rights. With this message in focus, a day-long training workshop titled “Digital Safety and Security for Journalists and Human Rights Defenders” was held on 4 June 2025 at the NGO Forum for…
The Rapid Response Taskforce (RRT) underscores the urgent need for attention to the challenges currently affecting press and artistic freedom in Bangladesh. Reports from October 2024 to February 2025 document 52 incidents that reveal troubling trends impacting online and offline civic and cultural spaces. These incidents, which encompass attacks on journalists, arbitrary detentions, and restrictions…
On October 31, 2024, VOICE organized a knowledge exchange meeting at its Civic Center, marking the first gathering under the project titled Collaborative Actions for Promoting Digital and Civic Space and Combating Gender Disinformation. The initiative, funded by the European Union and supported by Article 19 and Free Press Unlimited, aims to promote digital and…
Strategy Paper on Online Safety and Security against Privacy Attacks Introduction: Privacy is a fundamental human right, which protects human dignity and forms the base of any democratic society. However, this right has become a major concern for journalists, and human rights defenders (HRDs) including women in Bangladesh. Journalists and HRDs face more significant…
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, VOICE, a leading civil society organization in Bangladesh dedicated to human rights, environmental justice, etc. emphasizes the indispensable role of journalists in shedding light on critical issues impacting our planet. In a world grappling with climate change and biodiversity loss, the voices of countless individuals facing turmoil…
[Dhaka, 11 January 2024] A knowledge sharing informal meeting on e-waste management was held between VOICE and Head of Business Development of Azizu Recycling and E-Waste Company Limited, one of the pioneering e-waste recyclers in Bangladesh. VOICE’s management team, i.e., Musharrat Mahera, Deputy Director, Tanjima Hoque Trisha, Programme Officer, and Gazi Md. Golam Sadek, Head,…
VOICE, a human rights-based research and advocacy organization conducted a press conference titled `Online safety and privacy of journalists, women and human rights defenders (HRDs)’ on 30 December 2023 at Civic Centre, Shyamoli in the capital. VOICE expressed concerns over online safety, right to privacy and data protection in the emerging digital world dominated by…