Ahead of the 12th parliamentary election in Bangladesh, Amnesty International issued a 10-point charter on Thursday, calling to ensure human rights for all in the country.

The global rights body urges all political parties contesting the upcoming election in Bangladesh to ensure that the protection and promotion of human rights is a core part of their plans for the country. Amnesty International highlighted Bangladesh’s human rights obligations in accordance with the rights guaranteed by the country’s commitment to international treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESR), as well as by the constitution of Bangladesh.

The 10 points are respect and protection for freedom of expression and media freedom, protection of the right to protest, end of impunity for enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions, end of impunity for custodial deaths and torture, protection of women’s rights, protection of the rights of religious minorities and indigenous peoples, inclusive and sustainable responses to climate crisis, upholding corporate accountability and labor rights, sustainable solutions to the Rohingya crisis and Abolition of the death penalty.

The international human rights organization has also put forward its recommendations against each of the 10 points.