Human rights abuses in Bangladesh: Speaking out against domestic human rights abuses cannot and should not wait until all other global injustices have been addressed.
"We have made that clear publicly. We have made that clear in conversations with the Bangladeshi Government, and that will continue to be our policy," the US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller said
Criminalizing freedom of speech and thought in Bangladesh: Throughout the novel, one core theme is the government's use of language as a tool of control and manipulation. The concept of "doublethink" and "Newspeak" are introduced, where citizens are made to accept contradictory ideas as truth and language is limited to prevent dissent. The novel is a political commentary on