Staff Reporter
A mission of Amnesty International led by Irene Khan, Secretary General of the organisation, will arrive Dhaka on January 5 on a six-day visit to Bangladesh to discuss human rights issues with the caretaker government and civil society.
The mission, the first by an Amnesty International secretary general to the country, is coming on the eve of the anniversary of the declaration of the state of emergency.
During the visit, the mission will focus on the rule of law and institutional reform necessary to promote and protect human rights in Bangladesh, a media advisory of Amnesty International received by The New Nation yesterday said. [Read more]