Rana Plaza, 13 years on: No justice, no memory
This was a preventable disaster. It occurred because of the failures of different individuals and entities. Their actions and inaction killed 1,136 people—workers like Akhi Akhter and her friends—inflicted life-long injuries on 2,438 more, and left lasting trauma on families, communities, and rescue workers.
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Written by Adiba Afros (doctoral researcher at the Research Centre for Human Rights in Erlangen-Nuremberg (CHREN) and independent consultant) and Advocate Sifat E Nur Khanam is a Legal Specialist at the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.






