Legal empowerment has garnered considerable attention globally in recent years as a valuable tool in addressing the justice gap, where over 5 billion people currently have unmet legal needs. Legal empowerment can be defined as a collective expression of initiatives that can enhance the ability of people, especially the vulnerable and marginalized, to know, use, … Read more
Advertisement Bangladesh’s official anti-graft watchdog, the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC), on Thursday questioned Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, involving charges of money laundering and fund embezzlement. Yunus pioneered the use of microcredit to help impoverished people in Bangladesh – a model replicated in many other countries across the world. His … Read more
Advertisement In May, just days after my article in The Diplomat shed light on the perplexing situation surrounding Dil Mohammed, a prominent Rohingya community spokesperson and advocate, he was suddenly imprisoned in Bandarban jail in Bangladesh. This development came after months of silence, with neither news nor official statements about his situation following his abduction … Read more