Investigative Reports: Environment and Human Rights

This book is a compilation of investigative and interpretative reports. The Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD) works primarily in the areas of environment and human rights. There are many organizations involved in these two areas. However, SEHD has some specialties in attending environment and human rights. One such specialty is that its researchers and devotees have remained deeply dedicated to investigative reporting since it was founded in 1993. Investigative reporting is indeed a cornerstone for the press and the media. It is also essential in the public interest. The reporters engaged in investigative reporting seek ways to penetrate deep into an issue or problem. Those working against public interest and caught up in corruption create a shield to protect themselves. The investigative reporters try to break through such shield, a challenging job in a country like Bangladesh where journalists work under pressure and physical threats. However, it is not that one has to necessarily seek serious misdemeanors and immoral acts in selecting issues for investigation. There are many economic, social, political and environmental issues that offer scopes for consistent investigative reporting. There are also myriad issues of national and community interest that relate to foreign investments, multinational companies, international financial institutions (IFIs) and different international processes. Most of the reports contained in Investigative Reports: Environment and Human Rights relate to these issues, processes and injustices done to nature, smaller ethnic communities, and the disadvantaged peoples of Bangladesh. This book offers a treasury of information to anyone interested to work with prudence in the areas of human rights and environment.