CY B E R L AW I N CR I M INAL AND C IVIL C ONT E X TS Cross-References: INTERNAL (RELEVANT LEGISLATION FOUND IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT): • Constitution of Bangladesh, Arts. 31, 32, 33, 35 & 44 • Legal Aid Services Act, 2000 EXTERNAL (INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW INSTRUMENTS): • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Acceded: 09/06/2000: — Right to hold opinions without interference and of freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice, subject only to lawful restrictions made in the interest of respecting the rights or reputations of others or for the protection of national security, public order, health or morals (Article 19) • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), Acceded: 10/05/1998: — Right to take part in cultural life and to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications (Article 15) • Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Acceded: 08/03/1990 & Optional Protocols on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (Ratified: 09/06/2000) and on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (Ratified: 09/06/2000): — Right of the child to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally or in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any media of the child’s choice, subject only to lawful restrictions made in the interest of respecting the rights or reputations of others or for the protection of national security, public order, health or morals (Article 13) — Right of the child to access information and material from a diversity of national and international sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of his or her social, spiritual and moral well-being and physical and mental health (Article 17) • Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Ratified 11/30/2007 & Optional Protocol (05/12/2008): — Obligation of the State to promote access for persons with disabilities to new information and communications technologies and systems, including the Internet (Article 9.2e) — Right of persons with disabilities to freedom of expression and opinion, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas on an equal basis with others and through all forms of communication of their choice (Article 21) 61 BE YOND REFU GE: ADVANCING LEG AL PROTECTIONS FOR ROHINGYA C OMMUNITIES IN BANGL ADESH