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Bangladesh

Regional group:

Asia – Pacific Group (APG)

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2022) :

Other HRC positions:	Member of Working Group on Situations (2019)
OHCHR presence:	Human Rights Adviser
NHRI accreditation status:	B

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Human rights and climate change.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2006, Bangladesh has (in the absence of consensus) voted: in favour of a number of resolutions on the Syrian Arab Republic (though in more recent times it has abstained), in addition to voting in favour of one 2020 resolution on Myanmar; and against resolutions on the situations in the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sudan. Bangladesh has tended to abstain during voting on resolutions on the situations in Belarus, Burundi, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Under item 2, Bangladesh voted in favour of resolutions on the OPT, Rohingya Muslims, and Burundi; voted against two resolutions on Sri Lanka; and abstained from voting on 14 additional resolutions. For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Bangladesh has consistently voted in favour of or joined consensus on all texts, with only two exceptions (abstentions on two resolutions regarding the occupied Syrian Golan). On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Bangladesh voted in favour of two resolutions on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Bangladesh voted in favour); and abstained during voting on three texts on Georgia and five on cooperation with Ukraine. For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Bangladesh has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, Bangladesh usually votes in favour. Notwithstanding, it voted against four resolutions on the death penalty and three on sexual orientation and gender identity; it also abstained on a number of texts dealing with religious discrimination, religious tolerance, and torture, in addition to human rights and transitional justice and cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms. Bangladesh also abstained during a 2015 vote on a resolution on the use of drones. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Bangladesh has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

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HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 98

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 46

107

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 61

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on minority issues, 2006

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

CERD
19.55 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2009, 2013, 2018)

Mid-term report

Level of delegation

Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 84 / 192

2^nd cycle: 84 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2022)?

YES

Response to allegations from government concerned?
YES

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 19

Bangladesh tabled ‘voluntary pledges and commitments’ in support for its candidacy for membership for the period 2019-2021 on 14 June 2018. The document presents Bangladesh’s international and national level commitments and pledges for its membership term.

At domestic level, Bangladesh pledged to, inter alia: Consider acceding to the human rights conventions to which it is not yet a Party; Improve its human rights situation through further cooperation with OHCHR and the Special Procedures; Continue to strengthen and empower its watchdog bodies, including its NHRI and Anti- Corruption Commission; Ensure effective parliamentary oversight; Preserve the independence of the judiciary and the free press; Continue to implement a development agenda with a focus on the most vulnerable groups, including women, children, and persons with disabilities; and end violence and discrimination against these groups, and continue to promote and protect the rights of religious and ethnic minorities.

At the international level, Bangladesh made commitments to: strengthen its engagement and cooperation with other members of the Council; continue to support the work of OHCHR and all other UN agencies, programmes, and funds that facilitate the promotion of human rights; promote the realisation of the right to development; continue to combat climate change; continue to promote a culture of peace, the rights of migrant workers and refugees; and collective action to prevent crimes against humanity; and continue to combat racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia.

An analysis of steps taken by Bangladesh in fulfilment of its international pledges shows that Bangladesh has not recently made voluntary financial contributions to the OHCHR, its NHRI has been accredited with B status by the GANHRI.

Bangladesh hosts the following UN specialised agencies: Food and Agriculture Organisation, International Labour Organisation (ILO), UN Women, UNAIDS, UN Refugee Agency, UNICEF, UNDP, World Food Programme, and others. Bangladesh has joined consensus or voted in favour of all resolutions on the right to development; climate change; the rights of migrant workers and refugees and racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia.

Bangladesh

Asia – Pacific Group (APG)

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 84 / 192

2nd cycle: 84 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 19

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 84 / 192

2^nd cycle: 84 / 192